Procedure View Settings
The procedure window allows you to adjust the view to suit your editing needs. The icons and buttons in the
Procedure View Toolbar allow you to zoom in or out on the procedure, view multiple pages at once, and move
between the pages of the procedure.
You can also split the procedure view by clicking on the horizontal line above the vertical scrollbar and
dragging it downwards. This will allow you to view separate areas of the procedure at once.
Printing Procedures
To print a lockout procedure, select Print from the File menu or click the Print icon in the Toolbar. You will be
presented with the Print/Preview dialog box. This allows you to preview the final output on the select printer
with the selected settings. To send the print to the printer, click the Print button.
Printing Energy Source Labels
You can print energy source labels for each of the energy sources in the procedure to a Brady GlobalMark,
Brady HandiMark, or Brady label blanks on a standard office printer. With a procedure that has at least one
energy source defined, select Print Energy Labels from the File menu. You will be presented with the Print
Energy Labels dialog box. This allows you to preview the final output on the selected printer with the selected
settings. To send the print to the printer, click the Print button.
Printing Lockout Tags
You can print a lockout tag for each of the energy sources in the procedure to a Brady GlobalMark or Brady
label blanks on a standard office printer. With a procedure that has at least one energy source defined, select
Print Lockout Tags from the File menu. You will be presented with the Print Lockout Tags dialog box. This
allows you to preview the final output on the selected printer with the selected settings. Fill in the information
for the tag, and click the Print button to send the print to the printer.
Export Procedure to PDF
To save a procedure as a PDF file, select Export > To PDF from the File menu. You will be presented with a
Save File dialog. Select the location and name that you wish to use for the PDF file and click the Save button.
The procedure will be saved as a PDF file.
Export Procedure to a TIFF File
To save a procedure as a TIFF image file, select Export > To Color Tiff or Export > To Black and White Tiff
from the File menu. You will be presented with a Save File dialog. Select the location and name that you wish to
use for the Tiff file and click the Save button. The procedure will be saved as a Tiff file.
Lockout PRO Tips
All of the commands within the Edit menu in the Menu Bar can be accessed in an menu selected by right
clicking anywhere on the procedure.
Becoming familiar with and utilizing the toolbar buttons will greatly speed up the process of creating
procedures.
Integrating Lockout PRO files with other systems
The use of separate files allows you to integrate the files with any Windows-based program that can link to
external files for opening and/or printing, including most modern CMMS, ERP, and document management
systems. Check with the documentation of the system that you wish to incorporate Lockout PRO procedure files
into to determine if that system is capable of linking to, referencing, or attaching external files, and for
instructions on how to do so.
Printing to a Brady GlobalMark
Lockout procedures, lockout tags, and energy source labels can all be printed with a Brady GlobalMark using
any of the various materials that are available in the 4” width.
To print to a GlobalMark from within Lockout PRO, you must set up your system to meet the following
requirements:
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The installed tape must be 4” wide.
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To print procedures you must have a 16” panel process color ribbon installed.
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