PowerCoach
Commands
The topics
treated in this document include descriptions of the various commands
users may execute to interact with PowerCoach. Have
a look at the Definitions for Keyboard and Mouse
Commands to become familiar with PowerCoach symbols
and syntax
used in this documentation.
SELECT
FIRST ELEMENT
SELECT
PREVIOUS ELEMENT
SELECT
NEXT ELEMENT
SELECT
LAST ELEMENT
SELECT
FIRST MARK
SELECT
PREVIOUS MARK
SELECT
NEXT MARK
SELECT
LAST MARK
CLEAR
SELECTION
SET
MARK
CLEAR
MARK
SET
RANGE OF MARKS
CLEAR
RANGE OF MARKS
CLEAR
ALL MARKS
GRAPH
MARKED RANGE
SET
MINIMUM X OF GRAPH
SET
MAXIMUM X OF GRAPH
SET
MINIMUM Y OF GRAPH
SET
MAXIMUM Y OF GRAPH
NEXT
BACK WINDOW PAGE
PREVIOUS
BACK WINDOW PAGE
SET
MARK
CLEAR
MARK
SET
RANGE OF MARKS
CLEAR
RANGE OF MARKS
CLEAR
ALL MARKS
GRAPH
MARKED RANGE
SET
MINIMUM X OF GRAPH
SET
MAXIMUM X OF GRAPH
SET
MINIMUM Y OF GRAPH
SET
MAXIMUM Y OF GRAPH
Undocumented
Commands
Have a look at the document containing upgrade information about the current release of PowerCoach Developer Version, particularly at following topics:
Keyboard Commands acting on Graph Windows
Data Display Mode on Graph Windows
Keyboard Commands acting on Jobs and Windows
These sections include short descriptions
of some commands not documented yet.
About Keyboard
Commands
• Keyboard Commands are often a quick and convenient way to interact with PowerCoach.
Many Keyboard Commands have equivalent Mouse Commands:
. If a data table has the Keyboard Command focus, and if the table is in alphabetical order, you may use Keyboard Commands typing "POW" to select the first table element that starts with the character sequence "POW".
. Using the Mouse Command, you may select that table element if you click it.
Depending on personal preferences
and actual working environment, you may use a Keyboard Command or a Mouse
Command to get the same result.
• To execute Keyboard Commands, you type a key.
Using certain commands, you must activate or deactivate SHIFT LOCK and you may hold down simultaneously one or several Modifier keys.
The following Modifier keys are used on WIN keyboards:
[ALT] ALT key
[CTR] CTRL key
[SHI] SHIFT key
The following Modifier keys are used on MAC keyboards:
[ALT] ALT key
[CTR] COMMAND key
[ctrl] Mac OS CTRL key
[SHI] SHIFT key
• You may apply Keyboard Commands to a data table, if the table has the Keyboard Command focus.
NOTE: A table has the Keyboard Command focus, when the symbol "S" of the invisible SELECTION pop up tool (located at the rightmost position of data table headings) shows bold.
. When a Job Window is on top, type [TAB] to move the Keyboard Command focus from an enterable field or a data table on the next field or table.
. On Job Window pages with
many enterable fields, type [SHI] + [TAB] to enforce the Keyboard
Command focus on the next data table.
• Have a
look at the Definitions for Keyboard and Mouse Commands
to become familiar with PowerCoach symbols
and syntax
used to describe the Keyboard Commands in the following sections.
NEXT PAGE
[CTR] + [SP]
...displays the next Job Window page (if a Job uses more than one window page).
NOTE:
If the current Job Window page is the last page, executing this command
will display the first window page.
This command may be applied if a
Job Window is on top.
PREVIOUS PAGE
[CTR] [ALT] + [SP]
...displays the previous Job Window page (if a Job uses more than one window page).
NOTE:
If the current Job Window page is the first page, executing this command
will display the last window page.
This command may be applied if a
Job Window is on top.
SELECT FIRST ELEMENT
[<-]
...moves the current selection of
a data table to the first table element.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related to the data table is on top and the Keyboard Command focus of the window is set on SELECTION.
NOTE:
Type
[s] or [S] to set the Keyboard Command focus of a Graph
Window on SELECTION. The symbol "S" is displayed at the top left corner
of the window while focus is set on SELECTION.
SELECT PREVIOUS ELEMENT
[UP] + [MULT]
...moves the current selection of
a data table to the previous table element. If Multiplier
keys are applied, the selection moves a corresponding number of elements.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related to the data table is on top and the Keyboard Command focus of the window is set on SELECTION.
NOTE:
Type
[s] or [S] to set the Keyboard Command focus of a Graph
Window on SELECTION. The symbol "S" is displayed at the top left corner
of the window while focus is set on SELECTION.
SELECT NEXT ELEMENT
[DO] + [MULT]
...moves the current selection of
a data table to the next table element. If Multiplier
keys are applied, the selection moves a corresponding number of elements.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related to the data table is on top and the Keyboard Command focus of the window is set on SELECTION.
NOTE:
Type
[s] or [S] to set the Keyboard Command focus of a Graph
Window on SELECTION. The symbol "S" is displayed at the top left corner
of the window while focus is set on SELECTION.
SELECT LAST ELEMENT
[->]
...moves the current selection of
a data table to the last table element.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related to the data table is on top and the Keyboard Command focus of the window is set on SELECTION.
NOTE:
Type
[s] or [S] to set the Keyboard Command focus of a Graph
Window on SELECTION. The symbol "S" is displayed at the top left corner
of the window while focus is set on SELECTION.
SELECT FIRST MARK
[LOC] + [<-]
...moves the current selection of
a data table to the first marked table element.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related to the data table is on top and the Keyboard Command focus of the window is set on SELECTION.
NOTE:
Type
[s] or [S] to set the Keyboard Command focus of a Graph
Window on SELECTION. The symbol "S" is displayed at the top left corner
of the window while focus is set on SELECTION.
SELECT PREVIOUS MARK
[LOC] + [UP]
...moves the current selection of
a data table to the previous marked table element.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related to the data table is on top and the Keyboard Command focus of the window is set on SELECTION.
NOTE:
Type
[s] or [S] to set the Keyboard Command focus of a Graph
Window on SELECTION. The symbol "S" is displayed at the top left corner
of the window while focus is set on SELECTION.
SELECT NEXT MARK
[LOC] + [DO]
...moves the current selection of
a data table to the next marked table element.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related to the data table is on top and the Keyboard Command focus of the window is set on SELECTION.
NOTE:
Type
[s] or [S] to set the Keyboard Command focus of a Graph
Window on SELECTION. The symbol "S" is displayed at the top left corner
of the window while focus is set on SELECTION.
SELECT LAST MARK
[LOC] + [->]
...moves the current selection of
a data table to the last marked table element.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related to the data table is on top and the Keyboard Command focus of the window is set on SELECTION.
NOTE:
Type
[s] or [S] to set the Keyboard Command focus of a Graph
Window on SELECTION. The symbol "S" is displayed at the top left corner
of the window while focus is set on SELECTION.
CLEAR SELECTION
[BAC]
...clears the selection of a data
table.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related
to the data table is on top.
SET MARK
[ENT]
or
[F12]
...sets a mark on the selected element
of a data table, if that element is not marked.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related
to the data table is on top.
CLEAR MARK
[ENT]
or
[F12]
...clears the mark on the selected
element of a data table, if that element is marked.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related
to the data table is on top.
SET RANGE OF MARKS
[SHI] + [ENT]
or
[SHI] + [F12]
...sets a mark on each element of
a data table from the last element previously marked or unmarked to the
selected element, if that element is not marked.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related
to the data table is on top.
CLEAR RANGE OF MARKS
[SHI] + [ENT]
or
[SHI] + [F12]
...clears the mark on each element
of a data table from the last element previously marked or unmarked to
the selected element, if that element is marked.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related
to the data table is on top.
CLEAR ALL MARKS
[CTR] + [BAC]
...clears the marks on all elements
of a data table.
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related
to the data table is on top.
GRAPH MARKED RANGE
[SHI] [CTR] + [RET]
...sets the X AXIS RANGE of the Graph (of a data table that has a related Graph), if at least one table element is marked:
• The first marked table element becomes the first displayed X axis element of the Graph (X mn).
• The last marked table element
becomes the last displayed X axis element of the Graph (X mx).
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related
to the data table is on top.
NOTE:
If the command is applied while the Graph Window is closed, the current
Graph setting gets adapted. If the command is applied while the Graph Window
is open, the Graph setting gets adapted and the Graph Window content is
redrawn to comply with the new setting.
SET MINIMUM X OF GRAPH
[CTR] + [RET]
...sets the MINIMUM X of the Graph (of a data table that has a related Graph), if a table element is selected:
• The selected table element
becomes the first displayed X axis element of the Graph (X mn).
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related
to the data table is on top.
NOTE:
If the command is applied while the Graph Window is closed, the current
Graph setting gets adapted. If the command is applied while the Graph Window
is open, the Graph setting gets adapted and the Graph Window content is
redrawn to comply with the new setting.
SET MAXIMUM X OF GRAPH
[SHI] + [RET]
...sets the MAXIMUM X of the Graph (of a data table that has a related Graph), if a table element is selected:
• The selected table element
becomes the last displayed X axis element of the Graph (X mx).
This command may be applied if one of the following is true:
• The Job Window is on top and the data table has the Keyboard Command focus.
• The Graph Window related
to the data table is on top.
NOTE:
If the command is applied while the Graph Window is closed, the current
Graph setting gets adapted. If the command is applied while the Graph Window
is open, the Graph setting gets adapted and the Graph Window content is
redrawn to comply with the new setting.
SET MINIMUM Y OF GRAPH
[UP] + [MULT]
...increases
[DO] + [MULT]
...decreases
...the MINIMUM Y axis scale value of a Graph (Y mn). It determines the minimum series data value displayed in the chart area of a Graph Window.
MINIMUM Y increases or decreases to a multiple of the currently displayed Y scale increment, for examples:
• If current MINIMUM Y axis scale value is 100 and current Y scale increment is 5, typing [UP] sets Y mn to 105 (100 plus 5).
• If current MINIMUM Y axis scale value is 40 and current Y scale increment is 1, typing [DO] + [CTR] sets Y mn to 30 (40 minus 10 times 1).
NOTE:
The [CTR] key is Multiplier
key 10. If this key is applied, requested command actions are multiplied
by 10.
This command may be applied if the Graph Window is on top and the Keyboard Command focus of the window is set on MINIMUM Y.
NOTE:
Type
[y] or [Y] until Keyboard Command focus of a Graph Window
is set on MINIMUM Y. The symbol "Y mn" is displayed at the top left corner
of the window once that the focus is set on MINIMUM Y.
SET MAXIMUM Y OF GRAPH
[UP] + [MULT]
...increases
[DO] + [MULT]
...decreases
...the MAXIMUM Y axis scale value of a Graph (Y mx). It determines the maximum series data value displayed in the chart area of a Graph Window.
MAXIMUM Y increases or decreases to a multiple of the currently displayed Y scale increment, for examples:
• If current MAXIMUM Y axis scale value is 750 and current Y scale increment is 50, typing [UP] sets Y mx to 800 (750 plus 50).
• If current MAXIMUM Y axis scale value is 150 and current Y scale increment is 2, typing [DO] + [CTR] sets Y mx to 130 (150 minus 10 times 2).
NOTE:
The [CTR] key is Multiplier
key 10. If this key is applied, requested command actions are multiplied
by 10.
This command may be applied if the Graph Window is on top and the Keyboard Command focus of the window is set on MAXIMUM Y.
NOTE:
Type
[y] or [Y] until Keyboard Command focus of a Graph Window
is set on MAXIMUM Y. The symbol "Y mx" is displayed at the top left corner
of the window once that the focus is set on MAXIMUM Y.
About Mouse
Commands
• Mouse Commands are often a quick and convenient way to interact with PowerCoach.
Many Mouse Commands have equivalent Keyboard Commands:
. If you click an element of a data table, you are using the Mouse Command to select that element.
. If a data table has the Keyboard Command focus, and if the table is in alphabetical order, you may use Keyboard Commands to select the same element, typing the first characters of its name.
Depending on personal preferences
and actual working environment, you may use a Mouse Command or a Keyboard
Command to get the same result.
• To execute Mouse Commands, you act on objects with the mouse.
In this documentation, the respective symbols for Mouse actions are used to describe commands:
[*] CLICK
[**] DOUBLE CLICK
[R*] RIGHT CLICK
or CONTROL CLICK
When executing certain commands, you must activate or deactivate SHIFT LOCK and you may hold down simultaneously one or several Modifier keys.
The following Modifier keys are used on WIN keyboards:
[ALT] ALT key
[CTR] CTRL key
[SHI] SHIFT key
The following Modifier keys are used on MAC keyboards:
[ALT] ALT key
[CTR] COMMAND key
[ctrl] Mac OS CTRL key
[SHI] SHIFT key
• Have a
look at the Definitions for Keyboard and Mouse Commands
to become familiar with PowerCoach symbols
and syntax
used to describe the Mouse Commands in the following sections.
NEXT BACK WINDOW PAGE
[R*]
...displays the next window page of a Job Window at the back (if that Job uses more than one window page).
NOTE:
If the current Job Window page is the last page, executing this command
will display the first window page.
This command may be applied to the following object:
• Page Tabs area of a Job
Window at the back.
PREVIOUS BACK WINDOW PAGE
[ALT] + [R*]
...displays the previous window page of a Job Window at the back (if that Job uses more than one window page).
NOTE:
If the current Job Window page is the first page, executing this command
will display the last window page.
This command may be applied to the following object:
• Page Tabs area of a Job
Window at the back.
CLEAR SELECTION
[ALT] + [*]
...clears the selection of a data
table.
This command may be applied to the following objects:
• Data table on the Job Window.
• Chart area of the Graph Window (if a data table has a related Graph).
• X axis image area of the adapted GRAPH tool (if a data table has a related Graph).
• Image area of the Diagram
(if a data table has a related Diagram).
SET MARK
[LOC] + [*]
...sets a mark on the clicked element
of a data table, if that element is not marked. The element gets selected.
This command may be applied to the following objects:
• Data table on the Job Window.
• Chart area of the Graph Window (if a data table has a related Graph).
• X axis image area of the adapted GRAPH tool (if a data table has a related Graph).
• Image area of the Diagram
(if a data table has a related Diagram).
CLEAR MARK
[LOC] + [*]
...clears the mark on the clicked
element of a data table, if that element is marked. The element gets selected.
This command may be applied to the following objects:
• Data table on the Job Window.
• Chart area of the Graph Window (if a data table has a related Graph).
• X axis image area of the adapted GRAPH tool (if a data table has a related Graph).
• Image area of the Diagram
(if a data table has a related Diagram).
SET RANGE OF MARKS
[LOC] [SHI] + [*]
...sets a mark on each element of
a data table from the last element previously marked or unmarked to the
clicked element, if that element is not marked. The clicked element gets
selected.
This command may be applied to the following objects:
• Data table on the Job Window.
• Chart area of the Graph Window (if a data table has a related Graph).
• X axis image area of the adapted GRAPH tool (if a data table has a related Graph).
• Image area of the Diagram
(if a data table has a related Diagram).
CLEAR RANGE OF MARKS
[LOC] [SHI] + [*]
...clears the mark on each element
of a data table from the last element previously marked or unmarked to
the clicked element, if that element is marked. The clicked element gets
selected.
This command may be applied to the following objects:
• Data table on the Job Window.
• Chart area of the Graph Window (if a data table has a related Graph).
• X axis image area of the adapted GRAPH tool (if a data table has a related Graph).
• Image area of the Diagram
(if a data table has a related Diagram).
CLEAR ALL MARKS
[ALT] [CTR] + [*]
...clears the marks on all elements
of a data table.
This command may be applied to the following objects:
• Data table on the Job Window.
• Chart area of the Graph Window (if a data table has a related Graph).
• X axis image area of the adapted GRAPH tool (if a data table has a related Graph).
• Image area of the Diagram
(if a data table has a related Diagram).
GRAPH MARKED RANGE
[CTR] [SHI] + [*]
...sets the X AXIS RANGE of the Graph, if a data table has a related Graph and if at least one table element is marked:
• The first marked table element becomes the first displayed X axis element of the Graph (X mn).
• The last marked table element
becomes the last displayed X axis element of the Graph (X mx).
This command may be applied to the following objects:
• Data table on the Job Window.
• Chart area of the Graph Window.
• X axis image area of the adapted GRAPH tool.
• Image area of the Diagram
(if a data table has a related Diagram).
SET MINIMUM X OF GRAPH
[CTR] + [*]
...sets the MINIMUM X of the Graph, if a data table has a related Graph:
• The clicked element becomes
the first displayed X axis element of the Graph (X mn).
This command may be applied to the following objects:
• Data table on the Job Window.
• Chart area of the Graph Window.
• X axis image area of the adapted GRAPH tool.
• Image area of the Diagram
(if a data table has a related Diagram).
SET MAXIMUM X OF GRAPH
[SHI] + [*]
...sets the MAXIMUM X of the Graph, if a data table has a related Graph:
• The clicked element becomes
the last displayed X axis element of the Graph (X mx).
This command may be applied to the following objects:
• Data table on the Job Window.
• Chart area of the Graph Window.
• X axis image area of the adapted GRAPH tool.
• Image area of the Diagram
(if a data table has a related Diagram).
SET MINIMUM Y OF GRAPH
[CTR] + [*]
...sets the MINIMUM Y axis scale value of a Graph (Y mn). It determines the minimum series data value displayed in the chart area of a Graph Window:
• The clicked Y axis scale
position becomes the MINIMUM Y axis scale value of the Graph (Y mn).
This command may be applied to the following object:
• Y axis scale area of the
Graph Window.
SET MAXIMUM Y OF GRAPH
[SHI] + [*]
...sets the MAXIMUM Y axis scale value of a Graph (Y mx). It determines the maximum series data value displayed in the chart area of a Graph Window:
• The clicked Y axis scale
position becomes the MAXIMUM Y axis scale value of the Graph (Y mx).
This command may be applied to the following object:
• Y axis scale area of the
Graph Window.
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