The General tab controls some of EasyPower's general features.
Figure 1: General Tab of Options Dialog Box
Reload database on startup: If selected, the last EasyPower file you worked on is opened when you start EasyPower.
Enable Text Properties: If selected, when you double-click on a segment of one-line text, the Text Properties dialog box appears where you can modify the appearance of that section of text.
Figure 2: Text Properties Dialog Box
Append to Analysis Text Reports: If selected, each report you generate is appended to the reports generated before it. If not selected, the previous text reports are cleared when you generate a new report.
Equipment Palette Lock: If selected, when an item is chosen from the equipment palette the pointer remains set as that item until you either press ESC or you select a different palette item. If not selected (default), only one item per mouse click is placed. For instance, adding five buses to the one-line would require selecting the bus button from the Equipment Palette five separate times if this option is not selected.
Confirm Delete: If selected, you will be asked to confirm the deletion every time you try to delete an item.
Figure 3: Confirm Delete Dialog Box
Confirm Disconnect: If selected, you will be asked to confirm that you actually do want to disconnect the items you have chosen.
Display tooltips: If selected, it enables the display of tooltips when the pointer hovers over or near equipment on the one-line, TCC curve or toolbar. The tooltip provides information on equipment data on one-lines.
Figure 4: Tooltip
Verify Phase Shifting Integrity of System: If selected, EasyPower checks for invalid transformer connections when you enter the Short Circuit focus. For example, a delta-wye transformer (which causes a 30-degree phase shift) in parallel with a delta-delta transformer (no inherent phase shift) is an invalid connection.
Important: If this box is not checked and invalid connections exist, short circuit calculations could be incorrect.
Confirm Save on Incomplete Database Dialog: If selected and you attempt to close a database dialog box which does not have data entered in all of the required fields, you receive a message asking if you would like to save the data that you have entered.
Confirm to save temporary analysis focus changes: If selected, and you change any temporary data in an analysis focus or the in the options, you are asked if you want to save those changes when you leave the focus. Clear the check box to disable the message.
Use Windows standard mouse wheel when zooming/panning: Selecting this option enables you to use the Microsoft standard mouse wheel to pan (scroll) by spinning the wheel. By default, this setting is not selected, which means you can pan by pressing the wheel and dragging the mouse; spinning the mouse wheel zooms in or out depending upon the direction of spin.
Auto-calculate fields for equipment dialogs and spreadsheets: If selected, all dialog boxes and spreadsheets that contain a Calculate button automatically recalculate results when you change values used in the calculations. The results fields are unavailable and you cannot enter results.
Show only outlines of pictures: If selected, only the outline of the inserted picture appears on the one-line. The picture area is dimmed. This affects the one-line only. The picture will appear in the printout. If this is not selected, the entire picture appears.
Show auto-created buses as nodes: If selected, when auto creating buses (see next item below) during addition of equipment to other equipment not terminated with a bus, the newly created bus between the two equipment are shown as a node (dot) if this setting is enabled. See picture below.
Figure 5: Auto created bus as node and as default shape
Auto create bus on unconnected line endpoints: If selected, you can add one equipment to another such that the program automatically creates a bus at each connection point. If this is not selected, you need to create the buses manually before you can connect one equipment to another.
Include bus nodes when printing: If selected, the printout shows the nodes (which are buses). Otherwise, the buses do not appear on the printout.
Enable bus resizing with right mouse button: If selected, this enables you to stretch or shrink the bus using the right mouse button.
Graphically show incoming main on MCCs and Panels: If selected, this displays the main fuse symbol or main breaker symbol inside the MCC symbol in the one-line if the MCC data has the main fuse or main breaker defined.
Show MCC and Panel in database report: If selected, items such as breakers/fuses, cables, loads and motors that are defined the Description tab of MCC or Panel data appear in the Database Report under their respective sections.
Show simple splash: If selected, a splash screen appears when you start EasyPower that includes useful information about the program.
Recently used file list: If selected, the files you last used are listed under the File menu, up to the number you specify here.
Automatic save every: If selected, EasyPower saves automatically at the interval you specify.
Check for program update every: If selected, EasyPower automatically prompts you to check for program updates with the message below after a specified number of days.
Figure 6: Auto-messaging to Check for Program Updates
You can select whether the EasyControl tab appears in EasyPower. The changes take place after you close and reopen the one-line. The options are:
Show Full: Displays the full EasyControl tab next to the one-line.
Auto Hide (default): Hides the EasyControl tab when you move away from it.
Do Not Show: Removes the EasyControl tab from view.
Note: You can also view the tab by clicking Home > Window > View EasyControl (toolbar menu: View > EasyControl).
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