Chapter 3
Windows and Menus
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Filter Settings
shows the filter settings for the current filter window.
Add Filter Window
creates a new filter window and filter for the current
capture document.
Split Filter Window
splits the filter window into a multi-paned filter
window.
Cascade Window
arranges the open documents in a diagonal order.
Tile Window
arranges two filter windows in vertical order.
Help
opens the NI-FBUS online help utility.
Main Menu Bar
The main menu bar is at the top of the main window and lists all of the
operations that you can perform in the NI-FBUS Monitor. When you select
an item in the menu, a short help message describing the option appears in
the Status Bar at the bottom of the main window.
File Menu
The
File
menu allows you to open, save, print, and create new documents.
Following are descriptions of the
File
menu selections:
New
Creates a new capture document.
Open
Opens an existing capture document in
*.mon
format. A text editor is included in
the NI-FBUS Monitor for opening
*.txt
files.
Close
Closes the current capture document.
Save
Saves the current capture document.
Two save formats are allowed:
*.mon
,
which saves captured and filtered data
to a binary file, and
*.txt
, which saves
captured and filtered data as a text file.