User Interface ......................................................................................................... | 11 |
Menus and Toolbars ........................................................................................... | 11 |
PPG Toolbar Buttons .......................................................................................... | 11 |
Program Nodes Toolbar ...................................................................................... | 12 |
Navigation .............................................................................................................. | 13 |
Working with PPG Windows................................................................................. | 13 |
Generating the Program.................................................................................................. | 14 |
Downloading the Program ......................................................................................... | 14 |
Transferring Data .................................................................................................... | 14 |
PPG Application Design ........................................................................ | 15 |
Overview ...................................................................................................................... | 15 |
Designing the Application................................................................................................ | 15 |
Application Output ................................................................................................... | 15 |
Application Structure................................................................................................ | 16 |
Node Types and the Parent-Child Relationship ................................................................... | 17 |
Creating Function Nodes ........................................................................................... | 18 |
Frames ............................................................................................................ | 18 |
Subroutines ...................................................................................................... | 18 |
Using Your Flow Chart ........................................................................................ | 18 |
Creating Operation Nodes ......................................................................................... | 18 |
Actual vs. Virtual Display .......................................................................................... | 19 |
Defining Program Flow ............................................................................................. | 20 |
Sending and Receiving Files ............................................................................................ | 20 |
Additional Resources ...................................................................................................... | 21 |
The PPG Menubar ................................................................................. | 23 |
Overview ...................................................................................................................... | 23 |
File Menu...................................................................................................................... | 23 |
Creating a New File (Ctrl+N) ............................................................................................................... | 24 |
Opening an Existing File (Ctrl+O)....................................................................................................... | 25 |
Closing a File .......................................................................................................... | 25 |
Saving a File (Ctrl+S) ........................................................................................................................... | 25 |
Save As.................................................................................................................. | 26 |
Printing a File (Ctrl+P) ......................................................................................................................... | 26 |
Page Setup ............................................................................................................. | 27 |
Download (Ctrl+D) ................................................................................................................................ | 28 |
Customize Application (Ctrl+Z)........................................................................................................... | 28 |
Customize Display (Ctrl+Y) ................................................................................................................. | 31 |
Recent Files ............................................................................................................ | 33 |
Exit (Alt+F4)........................................................................................................................................... | 34 |
Edit Menu ..................................................................................................................... | 34 |
Selecting Objects..................................................................................................... | 34 |
Moving Objects........................................................................................................ | 35 |
Moving Links..................................................................................................... | 35 |
Cut (Ctrl+X)............................................................................................................................................ | 35 |
Copy (Ctrl+C)......................................................................................................................................... | 35 |
Paste (Ctrl + V) ...................................................................................................................................... | 35 |
Delete (Del)............................................................................................................. | 36 |
Properties............................................................................................................... | 36 |
Function Nodes ................................................................................................. | 36 |
Operation Nodes................................................................................................ | 37 |
