How to manage the list of graphic items in the library

At a Glance

The library graphical objects are organized in families for optimum management. You cannot create new objects outside a family.

The main actions that can be performed on objects or object families are described below.

The following table describes the steps to be carried out to create a new object family in the library.

Step	Action
1	Execute the Tools > Operator screens library from the main Control Expert menu Result: The object library opens. The browser displays the objects and the families contained in the library.
2	Right click on the library root. Result: The relevant contextual menu appears.
3	Enable the command New family. Result: A new screen family appears in the objects library with a generic name.

Step

Action

Execute the Tools > Operator screens library from the main Control Expert menu

Result: The object library opens. The browser displays the objects and the families contained in the library.

Right click on the library root.

Result: The relevant contextual menu appears.

Enable the command New family.

Result: A new screen family appears in the objects library with a generic name.

The following table describes the operations to be performed in order to create an object in the library.

Step

Action

Click Tools > Operator screens library in the toolbar.

Result: The object library opens. The browser displays the objects and the families contained in the library.

Click with the right mouse button on an object family or library object.

Result: The relevant contextual menu appears.

Enable the New object command.

Result: A new object appears in the objects library with a generic name.

The following table describes the operations to be performed in order to rename a library object family.

Step	Action
1	Click Tools > Operator screens library in the toolbar. Result: The object library opens. The browser displays the objects and the families contained in the library.
2	Click with the left mouse button on an object family or library object.
3	Press F2. Result: The label is highlighted and the text input cursor flashes at the end of the input field.
4	Enter the new name of the object or family using the keyboard. Result: The object or object family appears with its new name.

The following table describes the operations to be performed in order to move an object from a family to another family in the library.

Step	Action
1	Click Tools > Operator screens library in the toolbar. Result: The object library opens. The browser displays the objects and the families contained in the library.
2	Left click on the library object to be moved. Result: The relevant contextual menu appears.
3	Hold down the left mouse button to maintain the selection.
4	Move the object to the desired family while holding down the button. Result: The object moves at the same time as the mouse cursor.
5	Release the mouse button. Result: The object appears in the desired family.

NOTE: You may move an object in the same family if the Manual sort option is checked.

The following table describes the operations to be performed in order to open an object in the library.

Step

Action

Click Tools > Operator screens library in the toolbar.

Result: The object library opens. The browser displays the objects and the families contained in the library.

Right click on a library object.

Result: The relevant contextual menu appears.

Activate the Open command.

Result: An operator screen window opens. It displays the graphic object or objects contained in the library object.

The editing functions are accessed by the commands:

Commands comply with Windows 32 bit ergonomics and apply to objects or families of objects in the library.

There is also a function for deleting the last completed action.