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VCS Hints: VCS Canvas |
Access: via Main Menu - `Canvas' -> `Landscape', `Canvas' -> `Portrait', `Canvas' -> `Zoom Data', `Canvas' -> `Zoom Screen', `Canvas' -> `Full Screen'
The Canvas is used to display plots, create and run animations, and modify templates in VCS. It is always visible on the screen in a landscape (width exceeding height), portrait (height exceeding width), or full-screen mode.
How to Use the VCS Canvas
Designating Landscape Layout:
To view the Canvas in landscape mode, move the pointer to the `Canvas'
pull down menu. Press and hold the left mouse button, then move the pointer
over the `Landscape' option and release. The Canvas layout will change
accordingly.
Designating Portrait Layout:
To view the Canvas in portrait mode, move the pointer to the `Canvas' pull
down menu option. Press and hold the left mouse button, then move the pointer
over the `Portrait' option and release. The Canvas layout will change accordingly.
Zooming in on Canvas Data:
To zoom in on the data that is displayed on the Canvas, move the pointer
inside the Canvas and mark the image with the left mouse button. With the
middle mouse button, hold down and move the pointer to the bottom
of the image to be zoomed. A box outlining this image will be displayed.
Release the middle mouse button to display the data of the selected
area. Click the right mouse button to restore to the original data.
Also see the 'Dimension Manipulation Panel'
for selecting a subset of the data via coordinates.
Zooming in on Canvas Image:
To zoom in on an image that is displayed on the Canvas, move the pointer
inside the Canvas and mark the image with the left mouse button. With the
middle mouse button, hold down and move the pointer to the bottom
of the image to be zoomed. A box outlining this image will be displayed.
Release the middle mouse button to zoom in on the outlined box. Click the
right mouse button to restore the original image.
Designating Full-Screen Canvas:
To view the Canvas in full-screen mode, move the pointer to the `Canvas'
pull down menu. Press and hold the left mouse button, then move the pointer
over `Full Screen' option and release. The Canvas will cover all VCS panels
and buttons, with the exception of the red `Restore Size' button, which
can be selected to restore the Canvas to its former size.
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