Many program features of Monterey Barcode Creator, including the software menus, resemble to Microsoft Office applications. They are easy to use.
A menu displays a list of commands. To select a command from the menus, you can do the following:
Click the left mouse button once directly on the menu name (i.e., File, Edit, View, etc.).
When the menu drops down, click once on the desired command.
The toolbar buttons give you quick access to many frequently used commands and features in the Monterey Barcode Creator.
To find out the name of a tool, hold the mouse pointer motionless over the tool button for about a second and a ScreenTip will appear showing the name of the tool.
The status bar at the bottom of the Barcode Creator application window also provides a brief description of the tool, over which the mouse is positioned on.
To select a command using the toolbar, you may do the following:
Position the mouse over the desired tool button.
Click the left mouse button once.
You can rearrange or modify the toolbars, so that it is personalized for the way you work.
To show or hide a toolbar, on the drop-down View menu, point to toolbars, and then check the toolbars that you want to show or hide. Alternatively you may right click on the spare space of the toolbuttons, then on the pop-up menu check or uncheck the toolbars you want to show or hide.
The toolbars can also be moved anywhere on the screen by docking and floating.
To float and dock the toolbar, follow the steps below:
Double-click on the toolbar. Note that you must double-click on an area of the toolbar between or below the toolbar buttons. The tools will now appear in a floating window.
Click and drag the toolbar to the desired location. If you want the toolbar docked on the screen's edge, drag the toolbar until the cursor appears over the edge. The cursor will change shape to indicate that the toolbar can be docked.
To return a floating toolbar to its docked location, simply double click the title bar on the floating toolbar's window.
After you choose a command, a dialog often appears. A dialog is used to select options pertaining to the command or feature. If an option in a dialog is dimmed, this means the option is not available. Some dialogs provide various sets of options. These sets of options are divided into tabbed pages. Click on the tab to display the options.
Monterey Barcode Creator 3 introduces a new window, which allows you to fine tune the barcode you created.
Use this window to view and change the design-time properties of the barcode object located in the designer window. Properties window is available from the View menu.
The Properties window displays different types of editing fields, depending on the needs of a particular property. These edit fields include edit boxes, drop-down lists, and links to custom editor dialog boxes. Properties shown in gray are read-only.
| Element | Graphic | Description |
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Categorized |
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Lists all properties and property values for the selected object, by category. You can collapse a category to reduce the number of visible properties. When you expand or collapse a category, you see a plus (+) or minus (-) to the left of the category name. |
Alphabetic |
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Alphabetically sorts all properties and events for selected objects. To edit an undimmed property, click in the cell to its right and enter changes. |
Properties |
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Toggle on/off the display of the Properties window |
Like toolbars, the Properties window can also be docked or floated.
