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The Workstation Installation/Operation Manual Version 2 Document 51540 Rev. B1 4/8/02
Section 3.3: Graphic and Screen Editing Tools
Edit Mode
You must activate Edit Mode in order to edit screens, and you must have access to this feature. To activate edit
mode, click on the Edit Screen button in the toolbox or go to Graphics, Edit, Screen Edit Mode On .
To prevent inconsistencies in different workstation databases, only one workstation can edit the databases at a time.
Because activating Edit Mode puts the machine in continual control of editing the database, the computer first
makes a check to see if anyone else is editing in the database. If not, Edit Mode is activated and no other
workstation on the network can perform any editing functions until the user is finished.
Selecting, Moving, and Resizing Objects
Before you can modify, size, move, or edit any objects on the screen, they must be selected. To select an object you
simply click on the middle of the object with the pointer tool. When you hold down the SHIFT key and select
another object it will be selected as well, allowing you to select multiple objects at once. When an object is
selected, four handles appear on the corners around the object. These handles are used to re-size and move an
object.
When you click and hold on a handle with the pointer, a dotted line appears in a box around the object. This box
can now be freely resized. When you release the mouse button, the object will be resized to fill the box. If you
hold down the SHIFT key while resizing an object, the object will maintain proper proportion.
Clicking and holding on the middle of the object allows you to move it around the screen without resizing it.
Release the mouse button to replace the object.
3.3.1 Editing Screens
3.3
A NOTE ABOUT EDITING SCREENS: Whenever you are editing a screen or site, it is recommended that
you first back up the SCREEN.MDB file. In the event of a mistake, you can revert to the old screen.
Selected
Object
Unselected
Object
Resizing An Object
NOTE: Text objects have different characteris-
tics than bitmap or vector graphics. For more
information on working with text objects, refer
to section 3.3.4.