Step 1. Open a Frame Container

About this task

  • Open a new frame container.
  • Open an existing frame container.
  • Frame container toolbar and menu items.

Open a new frame container

Choose one of the following methods.

Click New Container in the Arrange>Frame group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.

Result: A new frame container opens displaying the Frame Container toolbar.

A Frame Container toolbar displays and corresponding Frame menu selections can be enabled.

Open an existing frame

Procedure

  1. Select a frame container on the CimEdit screen.

    Note: The frame container size is determined by its widest frame. The handle's display that size.

  2. Choose one of the following methods to open the frame container.
    • Click Open Frame Container in the Arrange>Frame group on the CimEdit Ribbon bar.
    • Right-click the container; select Open Frame Container on the Popup menu.

Results

The selected frame container opens displaying the selected frame.

A Frame Container toolbar displays and corresponding Frame Ribbon bar selections can be enabled.

Frame container toolbar and menu items

A frame container toolbar displays when the frame container is open.

The toolbar and Frame menu selections enable the following actions during configuration.

Frame Container Toolbar   Frame Menu
Menu Item / Action Comments
1 Previous Frame Functions when there is more than one frame. The first frame goes to the last frame in the sequence.
2 Next Frame Functions when there is more than one frame. The last frame goes to the first frame in the sequence.
3 New Frame Creates a new frame in the container. The new frame is automatically placed at the end of the sequence.
4 Delete Frame Deletes the active frame.
5 Close Frame Container
Menu only
6 New Frame Container Enabled whether or not a frame container is open.
7 Open Frame Container Enabled when a frame container is available to be opened. Enabled with frame container actions when a frame container is open and there are more than one containers on the screen.