#!F-adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--18* #!N #!CSeaGreen #!N #!Rltftdb Locating Tools: The Find Tool Dialog Box #!N #!EC #!N #!N The #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Find Tool... #!EF dialog box provides you with an easy way to locate tools on the VPE canvas. You may find this dialog box especially useful if you are editing a large visual program. The dialog box can also be used to locate transmitters and receivers by the names you give them. You open this dialog box by selecting the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Find Tool... #!EF option from the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Edit #!EF pull-down menu. #!Cbrown #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18* #!Rfindtol71 #!N Graphics omitted from Online Documentation. Please see the manual. #!N #!N Figure 71. Find Tool Dialog Box #!EF #!N #!EC #!N #!N #!Lfindtol71,dxall352 f Figure 71 #!EL illustrates the layout of the Find Tool dialog box. The dialog consists of three parts: #!N #!I0 #!N #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Tool list #!EF #!I50 #!N Displays an alphabetized list of all the tools in the visual program currently displayed on the VPE canvas. If the visual program contains transmitters, receivers, probes or picks, then the tool name (e.g., Transmitter) is displayed instead of the user-supplied name. #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Selection #!EF #!I50 #!N Displays the current tool to be located. When the dialog first appears, this field is blank. To change the selected tool either click on the desired tool name, or click on the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Undo #!EF or #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Redo #!EF buttons, or type the name of the tool, transmitter or receiver directly in the selection text field. The next time you open the dialog box, the selection field will display the last selection you made. #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Pushbuttons #!EF #!I50 #!N #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Find #!EF initiates the search for the selected tool. #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Undo #!EF undoes the last find and updates Selection. #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Redo #!EF redoes an undone find and updates Selection. #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Restore #!EF restores the canvas to the location at the time the dialog box was opened. #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Close #!EF closes the dialog box. #!I0 #!N #!N #!N #!N To locate a particular tool on the canvas: #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18* #!N #!N #!I30 #!N 1. Click on the tool name. #!N #!I30 #!N 2. Click on the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Find #!EF button. This will initiate the search for the first occurrence of the tool icon on the canvas. When the tool is found, the portion of the canvas that is displayed may be updated to include the located tool icon. #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N Note: The located tool icon is selected. #!N #!N #!N If you wish to find another occurrence of the same tool, simply click on #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Find #!EF again. This can be repeated as many time as you desire. When no more occurrences of the tool can be found, a message is displayed. If you click on the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Find #!EF button again, the search will be reset and the first occurrence of the tool icon will be located. #!N #!N If the selected tool is a transmitter, receiver, probe, or pick, occurrences of the tool will be found independently of the user-supplied name. To locate a transmitter, receiver, probe, or pick tool by name: #!N #!I0 #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--18* #!N #!N #!I30 #!N 1. Enter the name of the transmitter, receiver, pick or probe in the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Selection: #!EF text field. #!N #!I30 #!N 2. Click on the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Find #!EF button. #!N #!I0 #!N #!EF #!N #!N #!N You can initiate the search for a different tool at any point. If you wish to retrace your steps, the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Find #!EF dialog provides an #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Undo #!EF button, allowing you to undo up to 10 previous searches. When you click on the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Undo #!EF pushbutton, the name of the tool (or transmitter or receiver) that was previously located will appear in the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Selection: #!EF text field and the canvas is updated to reflect the location of the tool icon. #!N #!N The dialog box also provides a #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Redo #!EF button. This enables you to repeat a search that was undone with the #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Undo #!EF button. #!N #!N If you wish to return the canvas to its former "state" (i.e., to the set of tool icons it displayed) prior to the first search, click on #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Restore #!EF button. #!N Note: Clicking on #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Undo #!EF , #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Redo #!EF , or #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18* Restore #!EF will deselect the tool that is selected in the Tools palette. #!N #!N #!N #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* Next Topic #!EF #!N #!N #!Lwindset,dxall353 h Customizing the VPE Window #!EL #!N #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18* #!N
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