Using the Dashboard right-click menu in run mode

The right-click menu on a running dashboard window offers options for refreshing, printing, saving and sending dashboards, and more.

This topic applies to the right-click menu for the dashboard window. Also see Using the right-click menu for dashboard controls

The right-click dashboard window menu

Opening the right-click menu in run mode

Following is an example of the right-click menu open on a running dashboard window that features Dial Gage and Static Text dashboard controls. In this example, the white portion of the window denotes the window canvas from which the menu can be opened by right-clicking on it.

Right-clicking on a dashboard control will also open the dashboard window menu, but the menu may offer additional options specific to that control. For more information, see Using the dashboard controls right-click menus

To open the right-click dashboard window menu:

1. Right-click on a dashboard window that is open in run (view) mode.

2. Click an option in the menu to select it. The Send to... option opens another menu with additional options for sending the dashboard image to a program or file.

Using the right-click menu options

Design Dashboard...

This option is available on the right-click menu when you right-click on an open dashboard and on the Options menu on the GainSeeker Charts window when a dashboard is open.

• Switches the dashboard window from run mode to design/edit mode. For more information, see Switching between Design/edit mode and Run mode

Timer...

This option is available on the right-click menu when you right-click on an open dashboard and on the Options menu on the GainSeeker Charts window when a dashboard is open.

• Manually refreshes a dashboard window any time or between automatic timed refresh sessions. For more information, see Manual methods for refreshing a dashboard and Setting automatic timed refresh intervals.

Print...

• Opens the Print dialog with options for printing the dashboard window.

Save and Open...

• Takes a screen capture (or "snapshot") image of a dashboard window and prompts the user to save it as a file. The file opens after it is manually-saved to a user-specified file.

The GainSeeker Server Edition offers more options for automated dashboard reporting, including the TimerFilenameExport property, which automatically takes a screen capture of a dashboard window after each refresh session and then exports it to a user-specified file. To purchase or learn more about the GainSeeker Server Edition, contact Hertzler Systems Sales Team.

Send To

• Sends a copy of the dashboard image to a program or application, or saves it as a file.

When sending a dashboard to email:

• An .rtf file containing all of the dashboard controls will be attached to the email.

• If sending the email as HTML, a .jpg image of the dashboard will be embedded in the body of the email.

More information

• Using the dashboard right-click menu in design/edit mode

• Using the dashboard controls right-click menus