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4.8.2 'Window' 'Tile Vertical'

With this command you can arrange all the windows vertically in the work area so that they do not overlap and will fill the entire work area.

4.8.3 'Window' 'Cascade'

With this command you can arrange all the windows in the work area in a cascading fashion, one behind another.

4.8.4 'Window' 'Arrange Symbols'

With this command you can arrange all of the minimized windows in the work area in a row at the lower end of the work area.

4.8.5 'Window' 'Close All'

With this command you can close all open windows in the work area.

4.8.6 'Window' 'Messages'

Shortcut: <Shift>+<Esc>

With this command you can open or close the message window with the messages from the last compiling, checking, or comparing procedure.

If the messages window is open, then a check ( ) will appear in front of the command.

4.9 Help when you need it

An Online Help system is available to you for using WAGO-I/O-PRO 32. There you will find all the information that is also contained in this handbook.

4.9.1 'Help' 'Contents and Index'

With this command you can open the help topics window.

Under the Contents register card you will find the contents. The books can be opened and closed using a doubleclick or the corresponding button. Doubleclicking or activating the Show button on a highlighted topic will display the topic in the main window of help or in the index window.

Click on the Index register card to look for a specific word, and click on the Search register card to select a full-text search. Follow the instructions in the register cards.

x Help Topics Window

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4.9.2 Main Help Window

In the main help window topics are displayed with index entries listed below them.

The following buttons available:

Help topics opens the help topics window

Back shows the help entry that was previously displayed

Print opens the dialog box for printing

<< shows the help entry that comes prior in sequence to the present entry

>> shows the help entry that is next in sequence

In addition you can use the following menu commands:

With 'File' ''Print Topics' you can print out the present help entry.

If you use the 'Edit' "Copy" command, the selected text will be copied into the clipboard. From here you can insert the text into other applications and use it there.

If you use the 'Edit' "Annotate" command, a dialog box will be opened. There is an editing field on the left side of the dialog box in which you can enter an annotation to the help page.

On the right side there are buttons for storing the text, for canceling the program, for deleting the notation, for copying a highlighted text on the clipboard , and for pasting a text from the clipboard.

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If you have made an annotation to a help entry, a small green paper clip will appear in the upper left-hand corner. By clicking the mouse on the paper clip, you can open the dialog box with the annotation that has been made.

If you would like to mark a page from help, then you can set a bookmark. To do so, choose the "Define" "Bookmark" command. A dialog box will appear in which you can enter a new name (The name of the page can serve as a starter) or can delete an old bookmark. If bookmarks were defined, then these will be displayed in the "Bookmark" menu. By choosing these menu items, you can access the desired page.

Under "Options", you can define whether the help window always appears in the foreground or in the background or in the standard setting.

With "Display previous topics" under "Options", you are furnished with a selection window with the previously displayed help topics. Doubleclick the entry you wish to view.

Under "Options", you can select the desired "Font" in small, normal, or large.

If "Options" "Use System Color" has been chosen, help will not be displayed in the colors that were set, but in the system colors instead.

x Main Help Window

4.9.3 Index Window

The index window contains explanations about the menu commands, terms, or sequences.

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The index window will always remain on the surface by default, unless the help option is placed in the background in the main window of help.

The following buttons are available:

Help topics opens the help topics window

Back shows the help entry that was previously displayed

Print opens the dialog box for printing

<< shows the help entry directly prior to the present entry

>> shows the help entry that is next in sequence

x Index Window

4.9.4 Context Sensitive Help

Shortcut: <F1>

You can use the <F1> key in an active window, in a dialog box, or above a menu command. When you perform a command from the menu, the help for the command called up at that time is displayed.

You can also highlight a text (for example, a key word or a standard function) and have the help displayed for that item.

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