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:
- Identify the acquisition technique. You can do this by either
- Selecting the appropriate button from the Main toolbar
OR
- Selecting the Technique command from the Acquisition menu and then selecting
the appropriate technique from the displayed list.
- Identify the acquisition type. You can do this by either
- Selecting the appropriate button from the Main toolbar
OR
- Selecting the appropriate command (for example, New Survey) the Acquisition
menu.
- Define the settings in the displayed dialog box. Use the What’s This Help to enter the information in the fields.
- 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).
- Select the Save As command from the File menu.
- 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::
- Open Windows Explorer.
- Locate the AugerScan template file that you created earlier.
- Click on the template file with your right mouse button. The Windows 95
context menu is displayed.
- 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.”
- 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.
- Drag the shortcut onto the desktop.
To use a template:
- 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.
- 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.
- Verify that the settings are correct by displaying the Settings dialog box.
- Click on the Start button (
) to begin acquiring the data.
- 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.