Using Templates and Shortcuts

You can create AugerScan document templates that let you use the same acquisition settings repeatedly without having to re-enter them manually. In addition, you can then set up a template as a Windows 95 Shortcut to make it easier to access the information. (A Shortcut is a Windows 95 convention that creates desktop icons for frequently-used applications or files.)

For example, you might always use a Lower Limit of 30eV and an Upper Limit o 1030eV to acquire an AES survey. You can create a template containing these (and any other) settings so that you can easily acquire the data.

To create a template:

  1. Identify the acquisition technique. You can do this by either

OR

  1. Identify the acquisition type. You can do this by either

OR

  1. Define the settings in the displayed dialog box. Use the What’s This Help to enter the information in the fields.

  2. Click on the Apply button. The settings you just defined are associated with the AugerScan document that is created when you click on the Apply button. (To verify that the settings are accurate, make the AugerScan document the active window by clicking on it. Then, display the Settings dialog box using any of the available methods (the command in the Acquisition menu, the button on the Acquisition toolbar, or the command in the context menu).

  3. Select the Save As command from the File menu.

  4. Using Windows 95 conventions, assign a name to the AugerScan document that makes it easy to identify the type of acquisition the template represents. For example, if it is an AES survey that uses 30eV and 1030eV as its energy range, a possible name is “AES Survey 30 to 1030eV Template”. AugerScan automatically assigns the .ASN extension to the file name you assign.

To create a shortcut::

  1. Open Windows Explorer.

  2. Locate the AugerScan template file that you created earlier.

  3. Click on the template file with your right mouse button. The Windows 95 context menu is displayed.

  4. Select the Create Shortcut command from the context menu. A copy of the file is created at the end of the directory in which the template is stored. The name of the copy is “Shortcut to <filename>.” For example , if the name of the template is “AES Survey 30 to 1030eV Template,” the name of the short cut is “Shortcut to AES Survey 30 to 1030eV Template.”

  5. Make sure that you can see part of your Windows 95 desktop. You may need to adjust the size of the Windows Explorer window or minimize any other applications that might be covering the screen.

  6. Drag the shortcut onto the desktop.

To use a template:

  1. Open the AugerScan document template. If you created a shortcut, simply double-click on the shortcut’s icon on your desktop. If you didn’t create a shortcut, open the template as you would any Windows file. The file is displayed as an AugerScan document.

  2. Before doing anything else, click on the Save As command in the File menu. Assign the file a new name so that you don’t replace the template with a new AugerScan document that contains data.

  3. Verify that the settings are correct by displaying the Settings dialog box.

  4. Click on the Start button (Auge0002.gif) to begin acquiring the data.

  5. When you have finished acquiring data, click on the Save command to save the data under the name you assigned the file in step 4 above.