5.2. SPC Annotation: Entries
About this task
The Annotation Viewer may list one to many values, depending on what was selected.
1 | Enter annotations. |
2 | Read annotations. |
- Enter Annotations
- Quick entry.
- Detailed entry.
Quick Entry
You can enter a quick annotation for a selected value directly in the Annotation Viewer.
Do the following.
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1 | Select a value in the Annotation Viewer left pane. | |
2 | Do the following. | |
A | Double-click the next blank line in the Annotation Viewer right-pane. | |
The line becomes a read-write line.
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Enter the annotation.
Important:
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3 | Do the following. | |
A | Press Enter on the keyboard. | |
The Save button displays. | ||
B | Click Save. |
Result: The annotation is entered for the selected value.
Detailed Entry
You can enter a detailed annotation for a selected value in an Annotation dialog box.
Procedure
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Do the following.
1 Select a value in the Annotation Viewer left pane. 2 Do the following. A Right-click the first blank row in the Annotation Viewer right-pane. B Select Add Annotation on the Popup menu. An Annotation Detail dialog box opens.
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Enter the annotation.
The fields are as follows.
1 User (Read only) Logged in user who is entering the annotation. 2 Time (Read only) Time the Annotation Detail dialog box was opened. 3 Comment (Read-write) Text box to enter a detailed annotation, if necessary. Important: Important: The maximum number of characters you can enter in the Comment box is 1024. -
Click OK.
The Annotation Detail dialog box closes; the annotation wholly or partly (depending on the length) displays in the Annotation Viewer right-pane.
- Read Annotations
Annotations can be read in and through the Annotation Viewer and when a value on that chart that has one or more annotations is selected.
- Annotation Viewer.
- Chart Popup message.
Annotation Viewer
You can view annotations in the Annotation Viewer as follows.
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1 Detailed annotation 2 Quick entry annotation 1 Detailed annotation If a detailed annotation is too long to be read on the Annotation Viewer line, do the following.
- Right-click the line with the annotation you want to read.
- Select View Detail on the Popup menu.
Result: A read-only Annotation Detail dialog box opens displaying the entire annotation.
2 Quick entry annotation Annotations that were entered on a line in the Annotation Viewer are generally short enough to read on that line. However, if necessary a read-only Annotation Detail dialog box can be opened for these annotations.
Chart Popup Message
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Hover the mouse over a value on the chart.
A Popup opens with details about the value. I there are one or more annotations, one, at least, will display on the Popup. If More annotations... is included in the Popup message,
A Date/time the annotation was entered. B User who entered the annotation. C The annotation related to the date/time and user. D More annotations... (If on the Popup) indicates that there are additional annotations assigned to the selected value. - (More annotations... is on the Popup) Right-click the selected value.
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Select View All Annotation(s)... on the Popup menu.
Results
The Annotation Viewer opens. All of the annotations can be read in the Annotation Viewer and/or the Annotation Detail dialog box.