Before you start using the WinDaq Waveform
Browser, it’s important to understand the terms and notational conventions
used in this documentation.
General Conventions
Commands you choose are
given with the menu name preceding the command name. For example, the
phrase “Choose File Open” tells you to choose the Open command from the
File menu. This naming convention describes the sequence you follow in
choosing a command — first you select the menu, then you choose the command.
Whenever possible, WinDaq
Waveform Browser functions are presented with both mouse and keyboard
procedures. When separate mouse and keyboard procedures are listed for
a function, you can identify each procedure by the mouse or keyboard icon.
The mouse icon represents procedures that are accomplished using the mouse
and the keyboard icon represents procedures that are accomplished using
the keyboard.
Keyboard icon
Mouse icon
Mouse Conventions
In general, most WinDaq Waveform Browser mouse
actions require only the left mouse button. For example, selecting a command
from a menu or working in a dialog box requires only the left mouse button.
However, the right mouse button is not totally neglected. Among other
things, the right mouse button is used for waveform scaling, selecting
a waveform channel, centering the cursor on the screen, and moving the
horizontal crosshair on a spectrum plot (when using FFT analysis).
Since the majority of mouse procedures are
done with the left mouse button, we will not specify which mouse button
to click, drag, or double-click with in the procedures unless it is the
right mouse button. When the right mouse button is required, it will be
specified as such. For example, “Double-click the right mouse button anywhere
in the bottom annotation line to move the cursor to the lowest displayed
waveform valley.” When not specified, the left mouse button is assumed
for the procedure.
“Point” means to position
the mouse pointer until the tip of the pointer rests on what you want
to point to on the screen. For example, “Point to the left annotation
margin.”
“Click” means to press
and immediately release the mouse button without moving the mouse. For
example, “To display the menu that contains the command you want, click
the menu name in the menu bar.”
“Double-click” means
to click the mouse button twice in rapid succession. For example, “Double-click
the WinDaq Waveform Browser icon to start the WinDaq Waveform Browser
package.”
“Drag” means to press
the mouse button and hold it down while you move the mouse; then release
the button. For example, “Drag down to Data Cursor to enabled the cursor
for on-screen display.”
Keyboard Conventions
Key names match the names
shown on most keyboards and appear in capital letters. For example, the
Shift key appears as SHIFT.
A plus sign (+) used
between two key names indicates that you must press both keys at the same
time. For example, “Press SHIFT + F1” means that you press the SHIFT key
and hold it down while you press the F1 key.
A comma (,) between two
key names indicates that those keys must be pressed sequentially. For
example, “Press ALT, F, O” means that you press the ALT key and release
it, press F and release it, and then press O and release it.
The keys that you use
to move around in WinDaq Waveform Browser are referred to as cursor control
keys; they include the ↓, ←, and → keys, HOME, END,
PG UP, and PG DN.
