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· Move the cursor to the border of the gauge which requires resizing. The pointing hand cursor changes to a
sizing cursor depending on the position:
· If the cursor is at the top left or bottom right corner of the gauge the cursor changes to a NW-SE cursor
and is resized by dragging that corner.
· If the cursor is at the top right or bottom left corner of the gauge the cursor changes to a NE-SW cursor
and is resized by dragging that corner.
· If the cursor is at the top or bottom edge of the gauge the cursor changes to a N-S cursor and is
resized by dragging that side.
· If the cursor is at the left or right edge of the gauge the cursor changes to an E-W cursor and is
resized by dragging that side
To resize a gauge using the edit window:
· Show the Gauge Property window by right clicking on the selected gauge or by selecting it from the Edit
menu.
· Change the values of the x size and y size properties to appropriate values.
This is useful in making different gauges the same size.
Deleting a Gauge
To delete a gauge:
· Select the gauge.
· Press the Delete key.
Editing Gauge Properties
The gauge property editor is used to change the settings of an individual gauge. The gauge property editor is
shown using either the mouse or Edit menu. Using the mouse:
· Select the gauge.
· Click the right mouse button.
To edit a gauge using the menu:
· From the Edit menu, select the name of the gauge to edit.
The gauge property editor is specific to the type of gauge being edited. See the Gauge Reference section for
full details.
Using Copy and Paste
The copy and paste feature is used to copy gauges or entire screens between screen pages or setup files.
· Edit | Copy | Gauge copies the currently selected gauge into the paste buffer.
· Edit | Copy | Screen copies the current screen into the paste buffer.
· Edit | Paste | Gauge pastes the last gauge copied into the paste buffer into the current screen.
· Edit | Paste | Screen pastes the last screen copied into the paste buffer into the current screen. Any
gauges already present on the current screen will be removed.
To paste a gauge or screen into a different setup file, copy it, close the file, open the appropriate setup file and
screen and paste.