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Menus
This section describes the menus in the PTC ALD Preview window.
Table 31. File Menu in PTC ALD Preview Window
Menu option
Description
Keyboard shortcut
Save PTC ALD File
Save the previewed document as an PTC ALD file or template. Clicking the option will invoke a Save As dialog box, from which you can select a location to which to save the document, its filename, and the format in which it should be saved.
The PTC ALD format options in the dialog are:
PTC ALD Document (.3d file)
PTC ALD Template (.3f file)
You may then open the saved document in a standalone PTC Arbortext Layout Developer installation if required. Note that you will not be able to edit the .3d document’s content from within PTC Arbortext Layout Developer, although you can achieve other touch-up tasks.
CTRL+S
Close
Close the preview window
CTRL+F4
Table 32. Edit Menu in PTC ALD Preview Window
Menu option
Description
Keyboard shortcut
Find
Invoke the Find dialog, in which you can enter criteria for a text search
CTRL+F
Find Next
Repeat the specified text search from the current location
F3
Find Previous
Repeat the specified text search in reverse direction from the current location
SHIFT+F3
Table 33. View Menu in PTC ALD Preview Window
Main menu
Submenu option
Description
Keyboard shortcut
Toolbar
Toggle the toolbar on or off, depending on the current setting
None
Go To
First Page
Display the first page in the document
HOME
Previous Page
Display the previous page in the document to that currently displayed
PAGE UP
Next Page
Display the next page in the document to that currently displayed
PAGE DOWN
Last Page
Display the last page in the document
END
Page Number
Invoke the Go To Page dialog, in which you can specify a page in the document to which you wish to navigate
CTRL+G
Zoom
Actual Size (100%)
Change the document zoom level to view the document in its original size
None
Fit Vertical
Change the document zoom level so the page height fits the current window
None
Fit Horizontal
Change the document zoom level so the page width fits the current window
None
Fit Page
Change the document zoom level so the whole page fits into the current window
None
Percentage from 25% to 500%
Select a defined percentage of the document's size at which to display the document
None
Page Display
Single Page
Change the document view to display a single page at a time
None
Facing Pages
Change the document view to display two facing pages simultaneously
None
Rulers
Vertical Ruler
Toggle the vertical ruler on or off, depending on the current setting
The ruler is marked in divisions based on the default measurement unit set for the rulers in the Tools > Options > Measurement Units menu option:
As a default in an Arbortext Editor installation, rulers are set to use millimeters (mm) as their default measurement unit
You can move the ruler in the PTC ALD Preview window — the position will be remembered until you close the Preview window.
None
Horizontal Ruler
Toggle the horizontal ruler on or off, depending on the current setting
The ruler is marked in divisions based on the default measurement unit set for the rulers in the Tools > Options > Measurement Units menu option:
As a default in an Arbortext Editor installation, rulers are set to use millimeters (mm) as their default measurement unit
You can move the ruler in the PTC ALD Preview window — the position will be remembered until you close the Preview window.
None
Frame Guides
Toggle frame guides on or off, depending on the current setting
Frame guides give an indication of the header, footer, and main content frames included on the page, with each displaying labels that contain information about the frame, such as its name and the content stream it contains.
None
Block Guides
Toggle block guides on or off, depending on the current setting
Block guides give an indication of the blocks, columns with blocks, tables, and table cells included on the page
None
Grid
Toggle the page grid on or off, depending on the current setting
The page grid displays behind the page and is marked in divisions based on the default measurement unit set for the rulers in the Tools > Options > Measurement Units menu option:
1 dot = 1 unit
Major marker = 10 units
As a default in an Arbortext Editor installation the grid is set to use mm as its default measurement unit
None
Refresh
Refresh the displayed page
F5
Table 34. Tools Menu in PTC ALD Preview Window
Main menu
Submenu option
Description
Keyboard shortcut
Cursor
Pointer Cursor
Switches the cursor to a standard pointer.
ESC
Zoom Cursor
Switch the cursor to a zoom cursor — this allows you to zoom in/out of a particular area of a document by clicking on it or to draw a rectangular region upon which to zoom.
ALT+Z
Scroll Cursor
Switch the cursor to a scroll cursor — this allows you pan up, down or across the document.
ALT+S
Options
Measurement Units
Sets the default units for rulers. The options are:
Points: pt
Picas: pc
Inches: in
Millimeters: mm
Centimeters: cm
None
Table 35. Help Menu in PTC ALD Preview Window
Main menu
Description
Keyboard Shortcut
Preview Help
Access help for the PTC ALD Preview window
F1