Intermate i5, AS/400, iSeries Local save in the designer, Movement of elements in the result view

Inserts a HP-GL/2 file in the design. HP-GL/2 files are not displayed in the graphical designer. Refer to page 71 for more information.

Inserts a comment. Comments are shown in blue in the graphical designer. Refer to page 72 for more information.

When you have finished the design you need to upload/save onto the InterForm400 databases on your iSeries (AS/400). You can do that in these manners:

Save the current overlay

Select this icon to close the current overlay. The designer will then ask if you want to save the current design (you are not offered the possibility to save as a different name). This is the same as ‘File’ and ‘Close current overlay’.

- Or select ‘File’ and ‘Save’/ ‘Save As’.

Local save in the designer

If you lose the contact with the iSeries, you will get the message 'Lost connection to host' and the designer will end. But do not worry: A backup of your overlay is on your PC and you reload that design when you restart the designer (after regaining contact to the iSeries). In that case the designer will start up with the message 'Found previous unsaved overlay'.

Movement of elements in the result view

When you want to move an element you can do either of these things:

•Move the mouse pointer to the element in the result view. The element lights up in green. Click left or right mouse button to select the element. Now you can drag (by holding the button down) the element to the new position. Note, that the element snaps to the grid making it easy to align more elements

•Find the element on the list on the right and type in the new position in inches and pels.

•Mark an element with the mouse and now you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to move the element. The element will move 10 pels (1/24 of an inch) each time you press an arrow key. Combine the arrow keys with <Ctrl> to move 80 pels (1/3 of an inch) at a time or combine the arrow keys with <Shift> to move the elements just 1 pel at a time. Note, that this movement is independent of the grid.

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If you move a group while the grid is active all the elements of the group will snap to the grid.

474User’s Manual for InterForm400®