Customizing The Main Data Protector Express Window; 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 Manual

You can also resize the Data Protector Express window. Point to the lower right corner of the Status bar
and drag the window to the desired shape. To show or hide the Status bar, open the View menu and select
Status bar.

Customizing the main Data Protector Express window

Several elements of the main Data Protector Express window can be rearranged or their appearance
modified. Changes to settings are retained for future work sessions.
Move the Menu bar and Desk bar to a new location on the screen. To move them, cursor over the area
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with the dots. The cursor changes to double arrows. Drag the bar to the new location. You can place
them at the top or bottom of the screen, along the right or left side of the screen, or you can let them
"float" anywhere on the screen.
Show or hide the Status Bar. Click the View menu and select Status Bar to show or hide it.
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Change the appearance of the detail area. Click the Views button and select Tile, Icons, List or
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Details.
Change the color scheme and animation settings for Data Protector Express. From the File menu,
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select Preferences.
Organize jobs, commands, and other objects by creating a custom desk bar. See Creating a custom
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desk bar, below.
Change an icon associated with an object. See Changing the icon associated with an object on page
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17.
Add custom descriptions for objects. See Adding custom descriptions to objects on page 18.
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Create a custom profile that contains only those settings and features that you want to use while
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running Data Protector Express. See Customizing profiles on page 18.
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.
You can change the icon associated with any object in Data Protector Express.