Tools Menu Functions

Tools Menu

The Tools Menu of the Control Panel has the following functions:

• Options  - Program options. See the Options section in this Help document for full details.
• Generate Report  - Generates a sound plot report listing the contents of all Sound Items and scripts. You can save or print the report in the resulting text viewer. The Reports tab on the Tools -- Options dialog allows you to customize different levels of detail. See Figure 1 for a sample report.
• Repair moved file paths  - If you move a audio file to another folder location, you need to reset the Sound Item so it points to the new location. The repair feature can automatically reset multiple Sound Items audio file paths when files get moved. You specify a target folder and it will reset file paths for any matching filenames in that folder.
• List Validation Check  - This will run a validation check on the current sound list to find any obvious settings errors.
• Output / Devices  - See separate Help page for Output / Devices .
• Automation 
• View Automation Settings  - Preview all the current Automation settings.
• Time Periods  - Edit and save your own Time Periods for use with schedules. These can be used in the Schedule Editor for setting the Start and End Time. Reset will set the favorite to the factory defaults. See the Time Periods Help topic for how Time Periods work.
• Favorite Schedule  - Edit and save a Favorite Schedule. This can be used in the Schedule Editor to quickly set a schedule to a favorite. Reset will set the favorite to the factory default values.
• External Programs  - Edit and save your External Programs definitions.
• Manage Favorite Colors  - Add and Edit Favorite Colors. This provides a productivity feature to edit once and reuse Color Groups. You can create as many favorites as you like.
• Manage Favorite Fonts  - Add and Edit Favorite Fonts. This provides a productivity feature to configure once and reuse Fonts. You can create as many favorites as you like.

Power Editing

The Tools -- Updates Group Attributes menu items provide power editing productivity aids for doing mass attributes updates. See the separate Help Power Editing (Mass Updates) page.

Sound Item -Default Attributes

These functions work based on the current Default Attributes Mode .
• View Default Attributes  - Displays the current Sound Item Default Attributes (based on which Default Attributes Mode you are using).
• Save Selected Attributes as Defaults  - You can replace the current Default Attributes as often as you like. Select any Sound Item in your list. Then click this menu item (or the Save as Default Attributes button on the Find toolbar. The attributes of the Sound Item are saved as the current Default values.
• Restore Defaults Attributes from Factory Settings  - Restores the Default Attributes to factory settings.
• Set All from 'Defaults' (All Attribute Groups)  - Sets all attributes for all attributes groups (above) from the defaults. Applies to all Sound Items in the list. Includes Play Controls, Play Modifiers, and Locator Attributes Groups.