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[126] Highlighting Objects (p.215)
To highlight all assigned objects:
  1. Select the Organize menu and choose the Show All Records
  command.
  2. Select the Organize menu and choose the Highlight command.
  The assigned objects are highlighted on the screen.
To highlight only some objects:
  1. Select the Organize menu and choose the Select command.
  2. Type selection conditions.
  3. Choose the Select button.
  OPUS I automatically highlights objects assigned to selected
  records.
[127] Highlighting Other Objects (p.217)
To highlight objects that are assigned but whose records are not
selected:
  * Select the Organize menu and choose the Highlight Others
  command.
[128] Hiding (p.217)
To hide objects:
  * Select the Organize menu and choose the Hide command.
To hide all other objects:
  * Select the Organize menu and choose the Hide All Others è  command.
[129] Canceling Highlighting or Hiding of Objects (p.218)
To cancel the effects of highlighting or hiding:
  * Select the Organize menu and choose the Return to Normal
  command.
[130] Connecting Drawing Files Together (p.218)
Every record contains a "Go To" field. You connect drawing
files together by storing the name of a drawing file in
the "Go To" field. When the current record contains a
filename in its "Go To" field, the Go To command is
available on the File menu. When you "go to" another
drawing file, OPUS I automatically closes the drawing file
you are working with and opens the drawing file you are
going to.
[131] Adding a Filename to the "Go To" Field (p.220)
To edit the "Go To" field:
  1. Choose a form in which the "Go To" field is visible.
  2. Select the record you want to connect.
  3. Type the name of an OPUS I drawing file in the "Go To"
  field. Don't add the .ODF extension.
[132] Going to Another Drawing File (p.220)
To go to another drawing file in form or table view:
  1. Select the record.
  2. Select the File menu and choose the Go To command, or
  press F6.
To go to another drawing file in drawing view:
  1. Select an object that is assigned to a record.
  The information line lets you know if the object is assigned.
  2. Select the File menu and choose the Go To command, or
  press F6.
  Or, if you have programmed the object to automatically carry
  out the Go To command:
  * Click the object.
[133] Returning (p.221)
To return to the previous drawing file:
  * Select the File menu and choose the Return To command, or
  press F5.
  OPUS I remembers up to 16 previous filenames.
[134] Using Print Commands (p.224)
To use a print command:
  * Select the Print menu and choose a command.
  You will see a message.
To stop the print job from being sent to the printer:
  * Choose the Cancel button.
To pause or cancel the print job after OPUS I has sent your
job to the printer, use the Queue menu in Spooler.
To pause or cancel printing:
  1. Expand the Spooler icon.
  You will see a listing of the jobs in the print queue.
  2. Select the name of the job you want to pause or cancel.
  3. Select the Queue menu and choose the Pause or Terminate
  command.
To resume printing after a pause:
  * Select the Queue menu and choos the Resume command.
[135] Printing a Drawing (p.225)
To print a drawing:è  * Select the Print menu and choose the Drawing command.
  Or, if you are designing a drawing:
  * Select the Drawing menu and choose the Print command.
[136] Printing a Form (p.225)
To print a form:
  1. Select the record you want to print.
  Or, to print a blank form, select the "New" record.
  2. Select the View menu and choose a form.
  3. Select the Print menu and choose the Form command.
[137] Printing a List of Fields (p.225)
To print a list of fields:
  * Select the Print menu and choose the Fields command.
[138] Printing a Report (p.226)
  1. Select the Print menu and choose the Report command.
  You will see a dialog box.
  2. Select the name of the report you want to print.
  3. Choose the Open button to open the report for printing.
  Or with the mouse, double-click the name of the report you
  want to print.
To print the report you are designing:
  * Select the Print menu and choose the Report command.
[139] Printing Mailing Labels (p.228)
To print mailing labels:
  1. Select the Print menu and choose the Labels command.
  You will see a dialog box.
  2. Select the number of labels you want to print across a page.
  If you want OPUS I to print several "guide" labels before
  printing actual information:
  3. Check the Print Alignment Guide option.
  4. Type the page margins for your labels.
  The maximum top margin is 60 lines; the maximum left margin
  is 80 characters. For continuous form labels, your margin
  should probably be zero.
  5. Type the width and height of a single label.
  The width is in characters and the height is in lines.
  The minimum width of a label is 10 characters; the maximum
  width is 80 characters. The minimum height of a label is
  6 lines; the maximum height of a label is 40 lines. A one
  inch label is probably six lines high.
  6. Choose the OK button to complete the command.
[140] Designing Reports (p.230)
To design a report:
  1. Select the Design menu and choose the Report command.
  2. Select the fields you want in your report.
  3. Choose the Done button.
[141] Selecting Report Options (p.232)
To change the number of lines per record:
  1. Move the insertion point to the Record box.
  2. Type the number of lines you want per record.
A header is a line of text that appears at the top of every page.
To add a header line:
  1. Move the insertion point to the Header box.
  2. Type the header line.
A footer is a line of text that appears at the bottom of every
page.
To add a footer line:
  1. Move the insertion point to the Footer box.è  2. Type the footer line.
To number pages:
  * Check the Number pages box.
To count records:
  * Check the Count records box.
[142] Selecting Report Fields (p.233)
To select a field:
  1. Select the field name from the listbox.
  2. Choose the Select Field button.
  Or with the mouse, double-click the field name in the listbox.
  The name of the field appears on the information line.
To select a field in your report:
  * Click the field on the information line.
Or,
  1. Select the field name from the listbox.
  2. Choose the Select Field button.
[143] Changing Column Headings (p.234)
To change the column heading:
  1. Select the field.
  2. Move the insertion point to the Heading box.
  3. Type the new heading.
[144] Changing Column Widths (p.234)
To change colunn width:
  1. Select the field.
  2. Move the insertion point to the Width box.
  3. Type the new width.
[145] Using Numeric Functions (p.235)
To select functions:
  1. Select a mumber field.
  2. Check the boxes you want.
  OPUS I prints the results at the bottom of the report in
  the field column.
[146] Formating Fields (p.235)
To set the display format:
  1. Select the field you want to format.
  2. Select the Design menu and choose the Set Format command.
  The display formats for numbers and dates are the same in a
  report as in a drawing file.
To change alignment:
  * Select one of the alignment options.
If you don't change alignment, text and dates are aligned to the
left, numbers to the right.
To finish formating a field:
  * Choose the OK button.
[147] Deleting Fields (p.236)
To delete a field:
  1. Select the field.
  2. Select the Edit menu and choose the Delete Field command.
[148] Saving a Report (p.237)
To save a report:
  1. Select the File menu and choose the Save Report command.
  You will see a dialog box.
  2. Type a name for the report.
  OPUS I automatically adds the .ORP extension to reports.
  3. Choose the Save button to complete the command.
To save a report under a different name:
  1. Select the File menu and choose the Save Report As command.
  2. Type a name for the new report.
  3. Choose the Save button to complete the command.
[149] Opening a New Report (p.238)
To open a new report:
  * Select the File menu and choose the New Report command.
[150] Opening an Existing Report (p.238)
To open an existing report:
  1. Select the File menu and choose the Open Report command.
  2. Select a name from the listbox.
  3. Choose the Open button.
[151] Designing Mailing Labels (p.238)
To design mailing labels:
  1. Select the Design menu and choose the Labels command.
  You will see a dialog box.
  2. Select the fields you want on each line of the label.
  3. Choose the Done button.
The first four lines should contain name and address
information. The fifth line is for city, state, and zip code.
OPUS I places a comma between city and state when it prints
the label.
[152] Selecting Label Fields (p.239)
To select a field:
  1. Select a label line.
  For example, select the "Name 1" line if you want to select è  a field name for line 1.
  2. Select a field name from the listbox.
  3. Choose the Select Field button.
  Or with the mouse, double-click the field name in the listbox.
  The name of the field appears on the label line.
Do the same for each label line.
[153] Replacing Label Fields (p.240)
To replace the field on a label line with a different field:
  1. Select the label line you want to change.
  2. Select a field name from the listbox.
  3. Choose the Select Field button.
  Or with the mouse, double-click the field name in the listbox.
To remove a field from a label line:
  1. Select the label line.
  2. Choose the Clear Field button.
[154] Starting Over (p.240)
To start over:
  * Choose the Clear All button.
[155] Choosing Commands with the Keyboard (p.242)
To choose a command:
  1. Press the ALT key.
  2. Press the underlined letter of the menu you want to select.
  3. Press the underlined letter of a command on the menu.
To close a menu without carrying out a command:
  * Press the ESCAPE key.
A faster way to choose a command:
  1. Press and hold down the ALT key.
  2. Press the underlined letter of a menu, but do not release
  the ALT key.
  3. Press the underlined letter of a command.
  4. Release the ALT key.
To go from menu to menu:
  1. Open any menu.
  2. Press the LEFT or RIGHT key to open the next menu.
To open a command from the Control menu:
  1. Press ALT+SPACEBAR to open the Control menu.
  2. Press the underlined letter of the command you want.
You can also use the shortcut method on the Control menu.
[156] Choosing Commands with the Mouse (p.243)
To choose a command:
  1. Click the name of the menu to select it.
  2. Click the command you want.
To choose a command from the Control menu:
  1. Click the Control-menu box.
  2. Click the command you want.
To close a window with the mouse:
  * Double-click the Control-menu box.
[157] The Control Menu (p.245)
The Control menu is common to all Windows applications and
contains commands for manipulating the windows themselves. You
display the Control menu by pressing ALT,SPACEBAR or by clicking
the Control-menu box with the mouse.
In addition to commands found on most Control menus, the OPUS I
Control menu contains Help, Control Panel, Clipboard, and Save
Picture commands.
[158] Restore (p.246)èThe Restore command restores a window to the size it was before
it was either enlarged to its maximum size or shrunk
to an icon.
[159] Move (p.246)
The Move command lets you move a window to another position on
the screen.
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