I 01 Simulator Case Editor

IntroductiontoPowerWorld Simulator:
InterfaceandCommonTools
I1:ThePowerWorld SimulatorCase
Editor
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Background
I1:SimulatorCaseEditor
2013PowerWorld Corporation
PowerWorldSimulator
Userfriendlyandhighlyinteractivepower
systemanalysisandvisualizationplatform.
Integratesmanycommonlyperformedpower
systemtasks
(ContingencyAnalysis,TimeStepSimulation,OPF,
ATC,PVQV,FaultAnalysis,SCOPF,Sensitivity
Analysis,LossAnalysis,TransientStability)
DesignedtooperateonMicrosoftWindows
XP/2003/Vista/2008/7platforms
PowerWorldSimulatorHistory
Version1.0createdinMay1994atthe
UniversityofIllinoisUrbanaChampaignby
ProfessorThomasOverbye(Ph.D.)
Impetusforearlyversionswastoteachpower
systemoperationtonontechnicalaudiences.
PowerWorldSimulatorHistory
PowerWorld Corporationwasformedin1996
withthegoaloffurtherdevelopingand
commercializingtheSimulatortool.
Simulatorversion16:
Virtuallyunrecognizablefromtheearlyversionsof
thesoftware.
Hasevolvedintoapowerfulpowersystemanalysis
andvisualizationenvironmentcapableofsolving
verylargesystems.
TrainingGoals
Provideabetterunderstandingofhowtouse
PowerWorldSimulatorforpowersystem
analysisandvisualization.
Providetechniquesforbuildinggoodpower
systemmodelsandshowhowthesetechniques
canbeusedtoanalyzesystemissues.
TrainingGoals
PrimaryGoal:Makeyouawareofthe
capabilitiesofSimulator
Wearefrequentlyaskedtoaddfeaturesto
Simulatorthatarealreadyavailable.
Wewantyoutomakethemostofoursoftware.
ThePowerWorld Simulator
CaseEditor
Overview
Simulatorseamlesslyintegratestwofunctions
oncecommonlyseparatedinpowerflow
software:
Graphicalpowersystemcaseeditor
PowerFlowpackagewithmanyrelatedanalysis
tools:
ContingencyAnalysis,TimeStepSimulation,Sensitivity
Analysis,LossAnalysis,FaultAnalysis,OPF,PVQV,ATC,
SCOPF
Also,TransientStabilityandDistributedComputing
haverecentlybecomeavailable
StartingSimulator
Onstartup,click
File ontheribbon
toaccesstheFile
Menu
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RibbonInterface
MenusareintegratedintheRibboninterface
File Menu
Application Title
Bar
Quick Access Toolbar
Ribbon Tabs
Help Button
Ribbon Groups
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RibbonInterface
SelectingamenuitemfromtheRibbonreveals
asetoftaskspecificbuttons
PreviousSlideshowstheCaseInformationribbon
tab
ChangetotheToolsribbontab
Interfaceissimplifiedbypresentingonlythe
buttonsrelevanttotheselectedmenuitem.
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RibbonInterface:
QuickAccessToolbar
Frequentlyusedbuttonsmaybeaddedtothe
QuickAccessToolbar,whichisalwaysvisible
Rightclickonbuttontoadd,thenselectAddto
QuickAccessToolbar
QuickAccessToolbar
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ModesofOperation
Thegraphicalpowersystemcaseeditorand
thepowerflowpackageareimplementedin
Simulatorstwodistinctmodes:
EditMode
RunMode
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EditMode
Tasks
Createnewpowerflowcases
Modifyexistingcases
Abilities
Casescanbemodifiedeithergraphicallyorviatext
displays
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RunMode
Standalonepowerflow
Powerflowanalysistoolsandsensitivities
ContingencyAnalysis
TimeStepSimulation
OptimalPowerFlow(OPF)
PVandQVCurveTools(PVQV)
AvailableTransferCapability(ATC)
SecurityConstrainedOPF(SCOPF)
SensitivityAnalysis
LossAnalysis
FaultAnalysis
TransientStability
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EditMode
Usedtocreateanewcaseormodifyanexisting
case.
UsetheRibbonbuttonstoswitchbetween
modes.
YoucanswitchtoEditModeatjustaboutany
timeduringasimulation.
ThetoolsandtechniquesofEditModewillbe
introducedbycreatinganewpowerflowcase
andbymodifyinganexistingcase.
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CreatingaNewCase
ClicktheFileMenu,thenselectNewCase.
ModeisautomaticallyswitchedtoEdit.
Promptedtosaveanyexistingcase.
Displaythenturnstodefaultoneline
backgroundcolor.
Casemaybebuiltbygraphicallyplacingobjects
ontheoneline.
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Enteringabus
Clickanywhereontheoneline andselectthe
Drawribbontab.
Inordertoinsertabus,selectNetwork Bus
Selectpointonscreen.
BusOptions dialogisdisplayed
setbusnumberto1
setbusnametoONE
checkSystemSlackBus field
selectOK
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BusOptionsDialog
Eachelectricalislandneedsaslackbusfor
powerbalance(pickupslack)
SelectOK to
savechangesAND
closethedialog
Usedtocustomize
oneline
appearance
Usedtocancelbus
2013PowerWorld Corporation insertionorchanges
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EnteringaGenerator
SelectNetwork Generator fromtheDraw
ribbontab.
Clickondesiredbus.
GeneratorOptions dialogisdisplayed
Enter0 intheMWOutput fieldoftheMWand
VoltageControltab
MakesureAnchored boxischecked
ClickOKtoacceptdefaultvaluesofremainingfields
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GeneratorDialog
Terminal
busnumber
andname.
Status
Cost
models
Usedto
customize
display
appearance
Voltage/reactive
powercontrol
fields
Rotor
shape
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OnelineDiagram
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SavingtheCase
Tosavetheworkdonesofar,selectSaveCase,
fromtheFileMenu.
Beforecaseissaved,validationisruntomake
suretherearenoerrors.
ValidationresultsaredisplayedinMessageLog
display.Toviewthemessagelog,clickonLog
buttonintheToolsribbontab
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DefaultSaveCaseFormats
Thepowerflowcaseitselfissavedusingthe
PowerWorldBinaryformat(*.pwb).
TheonelineissavedusingthePowerWorld
Displayformat(*.pwd).
Savingtheonelineinformationinaseparate
fileallowsusing:
Multipleonelineswiththesamecase
Asingleonelinewithdifferentcases
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EnteringaSecondBus
AgainselecttheDrawribbontab,Network Bus
ClicktotherightofthebusONE
SetbusnametoTWO
Tomodelaload,selectAttachedDevicestab,click
AddorEditBusLoad,setConstantPowerMW to200
andConstantPowerMvar to100.
SelectNetwork Loadtoenteraloadsymbol
SetOrientation toup
EnsureAnchored boxischecked
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MovingOnelineObjects
Torepositionbus1,leftclickonthebus.Then,
whileholdingdowntheleftmousebutton,
dragthebustothedesiredlocation.
Notethatallattached(andanchored)objectsmove
withthebus.
Individualobjectssuchasgeneratorsandloadscan
berepositionedsimilarly.
Torepositiontheentireoneline,clickonthe
diagram(notonaspecificobject)anddrag.
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MovingOnelineObjects
Keyboardshortcuts
Leftclickonandselectobject(s)tomove
Shiftarrowkeys(up,down,left,right)moveinsmallsteps
ShiftPageUpmovesobject(s)upinlargersteps
ShiftPageDownmovesobject(s)downinlargersteps
ShiftHomemovesobject(s)leftinlargersteps
ShiftEndmovesobject(s)rightinlargersteps
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PanningKeyboardShortcuts
PanUp
UpArrowkey
PageUpkeypansquickly
PanDown
DownArrowkey
PageDownkeypansquickly
PanLeft
LeftArrowkey
Homekeypansquickly
PanRight
RightArrowkey
Endkeypansquickly
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Zooming
Zoom ribbongroupundertheOnelines ribbontab

Zoominandoutbuttons
Rectangularzoomselector
Zoompercentage
Mousewheelzooming
EnableMouseWheelZoomingoptiononSimulatorOptionsdialog,Oneline
page
ZoomIn
CtrlUpArrowkey
CtrlPageUpkeyzoomsinquickly
CtrlAltanduseleftmousebuttontoselectregiononwhichtozoomin
ZoomOut
CtrlDownArrowkey
CtrlPageDownkeyzoomsoutquickly
CtrlAltanduserightmousebuttontoselectregiononwhichtozoomout
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UndoOnelineActions
Accidentaleditsononelinediagramcanbeundone
FoundonDraw ribbontab
DoesnotworkwithCaseInformationDisplays
Doesnotaffectchangestopowerflowcase
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UndoOnelineActions
Onelineactionsarestoredinsystemmemory
Memorylimitforundoactioncanbeadjustedinthe
Options ribbontab SimulatorOptions
Environment page
Memorylimit
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DrawingGrid
Aninvisibledrawinggridhelpsalignoneline
objects.Bydefault,allobjectssnaptothisgrid.
HolddonetheALTkeywhilemovinganobject
totemporarilydisablesnaptogrid.
Toenable/disablethegrid:
SelecttheOptions ribbontab OnelineDisplay
Options
SeeSnapOptionstoGrid fieldonthe
Grid/HighlightUnlinkedpage.
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EnteringaTransmissionLine
Transmissionlinesaredrawnasaseriesofline
segments
Toenteratransmissionlinebetweenbuses1and2
SelecttheDraw ribbontab,Network TransmissionLine.
Clickonbus1.Thisbeginsprocessofinsertingtheline.
Movecursortodesiredlocation,thenleftclicktoentera
segment,doubleclickonterminalbustoend.
Note:Clickinganddraggingmousewhendrawing
transmissionlinesisusuallyNOTrecommended.This
willproduceacurvedlinewithmanysegments.
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EnteringaTransmissionLine
Afterdoubleclicking,TransmissionLine/Transformer
Options dialogisdisplayed
From andToBuses andCircuit aresetautomatically

SetSeriesResistance to0.02
SetSeriesReactance to0.08
SetShuntCharging to0.1.
SetShuntConductance to0.
SetLimitA(MVA) ratingfieldto400.
selectOK
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TransmissionLineDialog
Terminal
busesare
usuallyset
automatically
Line
parameters
Linestatus
Simulator
allowseight
different
limits
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ModifyingLineRouting
Afterselectingaline,
handlesappearateach
vertex
Thecursorchangestoa
crosshairsymbolwhen
movedoverahandle.
Clickanddragtomovethe
vertex
Toaddavertex,holddown
theCtrlkeyandleftclickat
thedesiredinsertionpoint
Todeleteavertex,hold
downtheCtrlkeyandleft
clickonthevertex
HandlesAppear
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AddingCircuitBreakers
Circuitbreakersareusedtoindicatestatusoflines
andtransformers(nottruebreakerrepresentation).
Locationofcircuitbreakeronthelinedoesnotmatter.
Typicallyoneateachend,automaticallyinserted.
ToInsert,selectIndication CircuitBreaker,then
clickondesiredlocationontransmissionline.Verify
theNearBus andFarBus valuesarecorrect
Savethecase.
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TwoBusCase
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TextFields
Descriptivetextfieldscanbeaddedtotheoneline by
selectingBackground TextfromtheDrawribbon
tab.
EntertextFirstCase towardstopofoneline
Tochangefontandbackgroundcoloroftextfields:
Selectthetextfield
SelecttheFormatbutton
Changethefonttoblue,26pointandthebackgroundto
white.
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BusFields
Busfieldsshowinformationaboutbusdevices,
includingloadsandgenerators.
Fieldscanbeenteredautomatically,or
manually.ChooseFieldintheDraw ribbontab.
Canchoosetypeoffield,digitstorightandleft
ofdecimal,andwhetherornotitisanchored.
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LineFields
Linefieldsshowinformationabout
transmissionlinesandtransformers.
Forlinefields,flowisalwaysspecifiedatan
endofthetransmissionlineortransformer.
Endisnormallydeterminedautomaticallyby
insertionpoint.
JustlikeTextFields,BusandLinefieldscanbe
formattedusingtheoptionsintheFormatting
ribbongroup.
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SolvingtheCase
Tosolvethecase,clickonRunMode.
OnlypermittedtochangetoRunModeifthere
arenoerrors.Notethatasystemslackbus
mustbeset.
Toanimatethesimulation,gototheTools
ribbontabandselectthePlay buttoninthe
PowerFlowToolsribbongroup.
Ifnotvisible,clickonLogtoseeabackstage
viewofthepowerflowsolution.
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CaseOptions
Tomodifyanimatedlineflows,selectthe
Onelines ribbontab Oneline Display
Options.IntheDialog:
clickontheAnimatedFlowsPage
checkShowFlowSymbols
checkUseFillColor
clickonActualMWFillColor
selectalightgreencolor
selectOK
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ThreeBusSystemControl
TodemonstratehowSimulatorcanbeusedto
controlasystem,switchbacktoEditMode and
addthefollowing:
Athirdbuswith400MW/200Mvarofloadand
300MWofgeneration
Transmissionlinesjoiningbus1tobus3,andbus2
tobus3.Usethesamelineparametersasbus1to
bus2line(R =0.02,X =0.08,B=0.1)
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ThreeBusSystemControl
SelecttheCaseInformationribbontab
Aggregations Areas.
ChangeAGCStatus toPart.AGC bydouble
clickingonthefield.
GobacktotheRunMode andagainselectthe
Tools ribbontab,Play button.
Clickonthecircuitbreakerstochangetheir
status;notehowflowsredistribute.
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ThreeBusSystemOneline
Animated
flows
Slackbus
generator
labeled
Slack
Piecharts
indicatethe
percentage
MVAloading
Generatorrotor
isvoltageangle
Clickoncircuit
breakersto
togglestatus
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InsertingPieCharts
Piechartsareusuallyautomaticallyinserted.
Formanuallyinserting,selecttheDraw ribbon
tab,Pies/Gauges LineFlowPieChart. Then
clickonthelinemidpoint.
Thepiechartsareusedtographicallyindicate
thepercentageloadingofeachline.
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SimulatorOnlineHelpFiles:
CaseSensitive
Moveyourcursoroveroneofthegenerator
objectsontheoneline diagram.
PressF1 key.
ThiswillbringuptheonlinehelpforSimulatorand
takeyoutothehelpregardingthatparticular
object
Trythisforloads,lines,etc
Thiswillalsoworkfor
ObjectDialogs
Caseinformationdisplays
andeverywherethroughoutSimulator
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DrawingDefaults:FormattingFUTURE
OnelineDisplayObjects
InEditMode,selecttheOptions ribbontab
DefaultDrawing.
ChangesmadehereaffectonlyFUTUREoneline
displayobjectinsertions,notEXISTINGobjects.
ClicktheFieldPositionstabchoosehowfields
areautomaticallyinsertedaroundanobject.
Positioncolumnsappearingrid.Doubleclicka
positionfieldtochoosethetypeoffieldto
display,orusetheFieldPositionsdiagramto
setdisplayedfields.
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ColorCodingandDrawingValues
FieldPositions tabsetstextfieldsautomaticallyinserted(nextslide)
kVRange
andColor
Setadefaultfontsizefor
allnewtextfields
Objectdefaultdrawing
valuesforkVrange
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AutoFieldInsertion
ClicktheFieldPositionsTab
Typeof
fieldsbeing
modified
Clickon
Positionsto
AddorChange
FieldType
Displayed
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FormattingEXISTINGOnelineDisplay
Objects
DefaultDrawingValuesonlyallowyouto
changethedefaultappearanceofFUTURE
displayobjects
TochangetheformatofEXISTINGdisplay
objects,makeuseofthefollowingtofeatures:
SelectingMultipleObjects
FormattingofSelectedObjects
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SelectingMultipleObjects
Multipleoneline objectscanbeselectedbydifferent
mechanisms:
Individuallybyleftclickingonobjectswhileholdingdown
Shiftkey
UsingtheSelect buttonstoselectallobjectsinaregion,
availableintheSelect ribbongroupundertheDraw ribbon
tab.
HoldShiftCtrlanddragwiththeleftmousebuttontoselectarea
thatencompassesdesiredobjects
HoldShiftCtrlanddragwiththerightmousebuttontoselectarea
thatencompassesdesiredobjectsandtoretaincurrentlyselected
objects
UsingSelectbyCriteria,availableintheSelect ribbongroup
undertheDraw ribbontab.
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SelectbyCriteriaDialog
Checkthespecific
objecttypestoselect.
Objecttypeswith
multiplepossibilitiesare
markedwith>,andwill
openanadditional
selectionwindowwhen
checked
Criteriasetsmaybe
savedforeasyreuse.
Objectscaneither
be
selectedforentire
case,
orbyspecific
areas/zones/layers
andbyvoltagelevel
ClickOKtoselectallobjectsononelinemeeting
specifiedcriteria.
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SelectbyCriteria:
Choosingspecificfields
Clickinginanspecificobjectopensnewdialogs
withmoredetail.Example:BusFields.
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ChoosespecificAreas,Zones,or
ScreenLayers
ChoosetheTabsand
checkwhatyouwant
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UseAdvancedFilteringinConjunction
withSelectByCriteria
Clickonthetypeofobjectyoureinterestedinandclick
Add/ModifyFilter(orjustdoubleclickontheFilter
column)
Doubleclick
Dialogappears
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FormattingSelection
AfterselectingobjectsinEditMode
GototheFormatting ribbongroupundertheDraw
ribbontab,andchooseFormat
Youcanalso
rightclickon
aselection
andchoose
Format
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FormatSelectedObject:
Line/Fill
Line
Information
BackgroundColor
Information
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OnelineDiagramEnhancements:
Resize/RotateObjects
Abilitytoresizeandrotateoneline objects
easilywithyourmouse.
GreenCircle:
RotationPoint
GraySquare:
Forlooksonly
BlackSquare:
ResizeHandle
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ScreenLayers
Addoneline objectstolayersforcustomizedviews.
SelecttheOnelines ribbontab Layerstocreateor
modifyscreenlayers
AssignobjectstolayersusingtheLevels/Layersbutton
ontheFormattingribbongroupontheDrawribbontab
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ObjectOnelineDisplayLevels
Objectsareshownononelineusingfourdifferent
stacklevels,base,background,middleandtop.
Bydefault,differenttypesofobjectscanhave
differentlevels.Forexample,transmissionlinesare
levelmiddle,whilecircuitbreakersareleveltop.
Stacklevelcanbechangedbyfirstselectinganobject,
thenusingtheLevels/Layers buttononthe
Formatting ribbongroupundertheDraw ribbontab.
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Level/Layers
ChangeStackLevel
Layers
FontsandPieChartscanbesetso
thattheyonlyresizebetween
particularzoomlevels
Setthesevaluestoforceadisplay
objecttonotmoveorresize
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BringToFront/SendToBack
Whatisshownontopisfirstgovernedbythe
stacklevel
Objectswithinthesamestacklevelcanbe
movedrelativetooneanother.GototheDraw
ribbontabandchoosetheBringtoFront or
SendtoBackbuttonsfromtheFormatting
ribbongroup.
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Display/Size
Sizeofanobjectcan
bechanged
Settinganobjectasimmobile
willpreventyoufrommoving
theobjectbydraggingitwith
themouse.
Objectssuchasgeneratorshavean
orientationwhichmaybechanged
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Font
Font
Information
ColorandRotation
Angle
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Field
Field
Information
Changehowthe
fieldlooks:digits,
decimalandsuffix
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MultipleObjectSelectionExamples
OpenB7FLAT.pwbcase
SelectYeswhenaskedtosavecurrentonelineand
case.
UseSelectbyCriteriaontheFormattingribbon
groupontheDrawribbontabto:
changethesizeofallthelineflowpiecharts
makealltheMWflowlinefieldsgreen
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ApplyDefaultDrawValuestoSelection
Anotherwaytoquicklychangea
largenumberofobjectsistodo
thefollowing
Selecttheobjectsyouwanttoform
usingShiftclicksorSelectby
Criteria
RightClickontheSelection
ChooseApplyDefaultDrawValues
Dialogattherightcomesup
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Applyingtheformatofoneobjectto
another:CopyFormat
Selectagroupofoneline objectsandthenclick
thebuttonCopyFormat
Thiswillcopyalltheattributesthatarethesame
acrosstheselectedobjects
Forexample:Ifallobjectshaveafillcolor(supposethey
areRED),thenitwillcopythis.Butifsomeobjectsare
REDwhileothersareBLUE,itwillnotcopythisattribute.
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PasteFormat
AfteryouhavechosentoCopyFormat,thenthePaste
Formatbuttonwillbeenabled.
Nowselectanothergroupofobjectstoapplythe
copiedformattingtoandclickthePasteFormat
button
Onlyattributesthatwere
thesameacrossthecopied
selectionwillbeenabled.
Checktheattributesyou
wouldliketopasteand
clickOK
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OnelineandDocumentLinks
Createalinktoanotheroneline byselecting
theDraw ribbontab,Background button
Oneline Link
Clickingonthiswordwillopenuptheotheroneline
Anyfilecanbelinkedanditsassociated
applicationwillautomaticallyopen.
Thismeansthatpowerpointfilesorword
documentsorspreadsheetscanallbelinked
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AddingPicturestotheOneline
Toincludepictures,suchasbitmaps,JPEGs,or
metafiles,ontheoneline,selecttheDraw ribbontab,
Background button Picture.
UseOpenPictureDialogtofinddesiredpicture
Dialogprovidesapreviewwindow
YoucanalsousetheWindowsClipboardtocopy
objectsfromotherprograms,suchasagraphfroma
spreadsheetorimagefromweb.
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Example:CompanyLogos
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