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Chapter 2: Task Guide
Setting Up Triggers and Running Measurements

event list, you can specify their evaluation order by grouping the

events.

1. In the Trigger tab's Trigger Sequence area, sele ct the If, If not, Else if, or
Else if not button, and choose Group events.
2. In the Group Events dialog, either sele ct the Add parens button to group
events or select the Remove parens button to ungroup events.
3. Select the OK butto n.
To use named events

When you are working with advanced trigger functions (or when you

break down other trigger functions), you can name an event list and

use it later when inserting or replacing events.

To give an event list a name
1. In the Trigger tab's Trigger Sequence area, sele ct the If, If not, Else if, or
Else if not button, and choose Name event list.
2. In the Name Event List di alog, enter the name and select the OK button.
To insert a named event
1. In the Trigger tab's Trigger Sequence area, select a label name button and
choose to insert or replace a Named event.
2. In the Named Event selection dialog, select the named event, and select
the OK button.
To edit a named event
1. In the Trigger tab's Trigger Sequence area, select the named event button
and choose Edit locally or Edit globally.
Locally means to edit (and rename) this instance of the nam ed event.
Globally means to edit all instances of the named event.
2. In the Edit dialog, ed it the event list as you would edit it in the Trigger
tab's Trigger Sequence area.