Creating A Custom Desk Bar; Changing The Icon Associated With An Object; Adding Custom Descriptions To Objects - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

Color palette
Sets the color scheme for the Data Protector Express user interface. As you select a color the sample
screen shows the results.

Creating a custom desk bar

A desk bar groups together similar objects and commands. You can create a custom desk bar and add
jobs and tasks to it that you perform frequently or that you want to find easily. A custom desk bar can
contain backup jobs, media jobs, job groups, custom folders or user information, and more. You create a
custom desk bar or other menus by adding them to a profile folder. A profile folder contains all of the
possible menus and commands that you might use in Data Protector Express. Alternatively, you can create
a template that contains only a few of the menus and commands available in Data Protector Express.
To create a custom desk bar
1. Right-click the area in which you want to place the desk bar and select New.
2.
Select Band Folder and type a name for the desk bar.
3. Click OK.
4. Right-click the new desk bar.
5.
Add commands or jobs as needed.

Changing the icon associated with an object

You can change the icon associated with any object in Data Protector Express.
To change an icon
1.
Select an object from the detail area on the screen then select the Properties command. You can also
right-click the file, machine, task or other object and choose Properties from the Shortcut menu.
The General property page appears.
2. Click the Change Icon button.
3.
Select an icon from the Icon browser and click OK.
4. Save the new icon by clicking Apply or OK to closes the Properties screen.
TIP:
To keep the existing icon associated with this object, click Cancel to close the Properties page without
saving your changes.

Adding custom descriptions to objects

You can add custom descriptions for any object in Data Protector Express. These descriptions appear
under and object in the main detail area or in the Status bar at the bottom of the screen.
To add custom descriptions
1.
Select an object and display the General property page.
2. Enter a new description in any of the following fields:
a. Description Enter a message here that will appear below the object icon in the main detail area.
b. Tool tip If you have created a custom menu, enter a message here that will appear when you
roll over the object.
c. Status help If you have created a custom menu, enter a message here that will appear in the
Status bar when you select the object.
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