Defining menu buttons
Use the following procedure to place a Menu button in your model and to select the menu command you want to be performed when the button is clicked.
For more information about the types of buttons you can add to your model, see Overview: Buttons.
To define a menu button
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On the Interface, Map, or Model layer toolbar, click and hold the Information button tool 
and then click the Menu button tool 
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Tip: You can specify the button type in the Button dialog box, regardless of the type you select to place in this step, by selecting the type you want under "Button Purpose" and then clicking the appropriate button to define the type you selected. You can also change the button's type by right-clicking it, selecting Change To, and then selecting the button type.
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Click the diagram to place the button.
The Button dialog box opens.
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Next to the Menu option, click the Item box and then select the menu command to associate with the Menu button.
The name of the selected command appears in the button title box and will appear on the button in the model. If you want a different name or image to appear on the button, use the options at the bottom of the Button dialog box to specify the text or image.
- Click OK to close the Button dialog box. The name of the
To change the assigned command
- Open the Button dialog box for the Menu button.
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Next to the Menu option, click the Item box and then select the menu command to associate with the Menu button.
- Click OK to close the Button dialog box.
Available menu commands
You can assign the following commands to Menu buttons. For more information about any of these commands, see File menu, Interface, Model, and Equation menus, and Run menu.
| File Menu |
Model Menu |
Run Menu |
| Open |
Find |
Run |
| Close |
Restore Sliders |
Pause |
| Save |
Restore Graphical Inputs |
Stop |
| Save As |
Restore Numeric Displays |
Resume |
| Export Text Boxes |
Restore Graphs/Tables |
Module Specs |
| Save As Image |
Restore Knobs |
Sector Specs |
| Revert |
Restore LIDs |
Sensi Specs |
| Print Setup |
Restore Switches |
Run Specs |
| Print |
Restore Warning Devices |
Range Specs |
| Quit/Exit |
Restore All Devices |
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In addition to the menu commands listed above, you can assign the following commands to a menu button:
- Go Live - This command puts your interface in Stella Live™ mode. In this mode each time a user changes a control (slider, switch, knob, LID or GFID) the model will be simulated and the results displayed. If the simulation is set for Flight Sim mode then the changes will happen as sliders and knobs are moved, otherwise the model will be run after the user finished moving the knob or slider. To exit Stella Live mode use the Stop run command. Stella Live is not supported on isee Netsim.
- Close Window – This command closes the current model window.
- Run/Restore – This command prevents model users from beginning a new simulation until they have rest the model (usually via a "Reset" button). This prevents users from accidentally clicking the Run button after the completion of the run before they have had a chance to examine the graph and table output. If you select this command, you should provide a "Reset" button to set up the model for another run. A "Reset" button is a Menu button assigned to the Restore All Devices command.
- Print Exports – This command prints a report containing any text boxes, graphs, tables, and sector frames that have been marked for export.
- Print Screen – This command prints the portion of the model that is currently shown on the computer screen.
- Import Now – This command imports data from an Excel file to a model with a persistent import link.
- Export Now – This command exports data from a model with a persistent export link to the corresponding Excel file.
- Save Data Now – This command saves the data from the current run.
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