Format Editor Overview; Format Editor - Basic Window Configuration And Operation - Quantum Data 881 User Manual

Format Editor Overview

Format Editor - Basic Window Configuration and Operation

160 Chapter 5 Working with Formats
The Format Editor provides a graphical user interface for modifying existing formats,
creating custom formats and viewing format parameters. The Format Editor is part of the
generator's Web server and is accessed over an Ethernet LAN connection using a Web
browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. You can also test formats on the generator
directly from the Format Editor.
Note: The Format Editor has been updated with release 2.18. Releases prior to that will
have the original version of the application. The information below pertains to the new
Format Editor. This Format Editor requires Internet Browser version 6.x or newer. If you
have Internet Browser version 5.x you will need to upgrade.
The main screen of the Format Editor is shown below.
The Format Editor is a windowing application. You can open up many windows at one
time. They can be floating or docked in the main window. The activation buttons appear in
the upper right corner of a window. They are shown in the figure below.
In this figure, clicking on the left most activation button will cause the window to become
an icon in the lower left corner of the Format Editor main window.