Managing Elements
On the Display Configuration tab, you can manage the following elements of the experiment in the experiment structure:
- Layer
- Measure/calibration window
- Variable
Cut element
When you cut an element, it is copied to a clipboard and can be pasted again at a different place in the experiment.
To cut an experiment:
- Select the element to be cut.
In the context menu, select the command Cut or press Ctrl + x.
The selected element is cut at the current location and moved to the clipboard.
Note |
The last layer of an experiment cannot be cut. |
Copy element
When you copy an element, it is copied to a clipboard and can be pasted again as a copy at a different place in the experiment.
To copy an element:
- Select the element to be copied.
In the context menu, select the command Copy or press Ctrl + c.
The selected element is copied onto the clipboard.
Insert element
To paste an element from the clipboard into the experiment structure:
- Select the location at which you want to insert the element.
In the context menu, select the command Paste or press Ctrl + v.
The element is pasted at the place you have selected in the experiment structure.
Note |
You can insert variables only in measure/calibration windows which can actually represent the variable type in question. Elements of the same type cannot be inserted into each other. |
Delete element
To delete an element:
- Select the element to be deleted.
In the context menu, select the command Delete or press Del.
The selected element is deleted.
Note |
The last layer of an experiment cannot be deleted. |
Move element
To move an element:
- Select the element to be moved.
Drag the element to the place to which you want to move it.
The element is moved to the corresponding place.
Note |
You can move variables only in measure/calibration windows which can actually represent the variable type in question. Elements of the same type cannot be moved into each other. |
Mark element
- Click on an element to mark it.
To mark multiple elements:
- Click on the first element to be marked.
- Hold down the Shift key.
Click on the other elements to be marked.
Multiple elements are marked.
Note |
A multiselection can be made only with elements of the same type. |
To mark a continuous series of elements:
- Click on the first element to be marked.
- Hold down the Shift key.
Click on the last element to be marked.
A series of elements is marked.
Note |
A multiselection can be made only with elements of the same type. When you have marked an element, it is highlighted by a colored bar. |
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