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Weibull++/ALTA Home Tab

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This section describes the ribbon tabs that are unique to Weibull++ and ALTA. For information about the tabs that are common for all Synthesis desktop applications (i.e., File, My Portal, Project, View and Help), see Ribbons.

The Home tab in Weibull++ and ALTA contains the following commands:

Clipboard

Paste pastes the contents of the Clipboard to the current folio or spreadsheet. You can choose Paste Values to paste the values only, Paste Formats to paste the formats only, Paste Formulas to paste the formulas only, or Paste All.

Cut cuts the selected text to the Clipboard. Data stored in the Clipboard can be pasted into any data sheet within the application or in other applications.

Copy copies the selected text to the Clipboard. Data stored in the Clipboard can be pasted into any data sheet within the application or in other documents. If you are copying a plot, the way the plot is copied will depend on your selection in the Copy Plot Graphic setting in the Other Synthesis Settings page of the Application Setup.

Format Painter copies the format properties of text in a sheet and applies it to other text. To use the Format Painter, first select the text with the format properties that are to be copied, then choose Format Painter, and then click the text to which the format properties are to be applied.

Edit

Redo reapplies the previously canceled action. You can redo multiple actions by choosing Redo again.

Undo cancels the last editing change you made to the sheet.

Delete deletes the selected text.

Clear deletes the contents and format of the selected cell(s), but does not delete the actual cell(s). You can choose Clear Values to delete the contents only, Clear Formats to delete the formats only, or Clear All.

Format Selection opens the Format submenu, which contains the following commands.

- Alignment sets the alignment properties of the selected text.
- Borders sets the border color and line style of selected cells.
- Font Color opens the Color window, which allows you to set the color of the selected text.
- Fill Color opens the Color window, which allows you to set the color used to fill the selected cell(s).
- Fill Pattern opens the Cells Patterns window, which allows you to set the fill color, pattern color and fill pattern properties of the selected cell(s).
- Select Font opens the Font window, which allows you to set the font, style and size of the selected text.
- Custom Number opens the Format Cells-Number window, which allows you to set the format for how numbers in the selected cell(s) will displayed.
- Column Width Style allows you to set the column width of the selected cells.
- - Span Evenly spans the columns across the spreadsheet with equal width.
  - Span Proportionally keeps the ratio of the column widths to span across the spreadsheet after they have been resized.
  - Keep As Set By User keeps the column width settings defined by the user.
- Column Width opens the Column Width window, which allows you to set the column width of the selected cells. Enter the desired width in the input box. You can select the units of measurement (characters, inches or centimeters) from the Units drop-down list. To use the default column width, select the Use Default check box. To change the default column width, click Change Default. This will open the Default Column Width window, which allows you to set a new default column width.
- Row Height opens the Row Height window, which allows you to set the row height of the selected cells. The Row Height window works the same way the Column Width window works, with the additional option of automatically setting the row height based on contents.
- Freeze Panes locks a selected row on the spreadsheet so that the contents of the row will always be visible on screen no matter how far you scroll to the right or down. Changes cannot be made to a frozen row.
- Merge Cells combines selected cells to form one cell.
- Unmerge Cells separates merged cells into the original individual cells.

Select All selects all of the cells in the currently active sheet.

Find searches the active data sheet for specified text/values and, if desired, replace the original with new text/values. You can specify the order in which to search (either By Rows or By Columns), and whether to look in equations (Formulas) or within the results of equations (Values). Select the Match Case check box to limit the results to text that have the same case. Select the Find Entire Cells Only check box to limit the results to text/numbers that are identical to the search term.

To replace every instance of a text string, click Replace and in the Replace With field, type the text that will replace the original (if you don't type anything, the tool will delete the original). Click Find Next to search for the text. When a match is found, you can either click Replace to replace the original with the new text, or click Find Next to leave the original as-is and find the next occurrence. To replace all instances without review, click Replace All.

Spelling activates the Spell Check utility, which allows you to check the spelling within the current sheet.

Print

Print sends the current data sheet or spreadsheet to the printer.

Print Preview opens the Print Preview window, which allows you to view how the current data sheet or spreadsheet will appear on the printed page.

Page Setup opens the Page Setup window, which allows you to specify printing options.

Print Layout displays the page boundary lines on the reliability block diagram (RBD). Everything within the boundary lines will appear on the printed page and this view allows you to make any necessary adjustments to the final look of the diagram before sending it to the printer.

Tools

Weibull++ Monte Carlo opens the Weibull++ Monte Carlo utility, which allows you to generate a data set that fits a specified life distribution or user-defined model. The generated data set can then be analyzed like any other data set and used in a variety of applications, such as in the analysis of probabilistic design models, or to compare the data generated from simulation with actual field data.

ALTA Monte Carlo opens the ALTA Monte Carlo utility, which allows you to generate a data set that fits a specified life distribution and life-stress relationship at specified stress conditions. The generated data set can then be analyzed like any other data set and used in a variety of applications, such as in the analysis of probabilistic design models, or to compare the data generated from simulation with actual field data.

Non-Linear Equation Root Finder opens the Non-Linear Equation Root Finder utility, which allows you to solve for the root of any user-defined non-linear equation. This helps you eliminate some of the guesswork of solving for the value of the unknown variable that brings the function as close to zero as possible.

Quick Statistical Reference opens the Quick Statistical Reference utility, which allows you to calculate common statistical values such as median ranks, chi-squared values and student's t values. It also includes a polynomial interpolation/extrapolation function, which allows you to obtain new data points from a set of known data points that you provide.

Quick Parameter Estimator (W++) opens the Weibull++ version of the QPE, which allows you to estimate the parameters of a distribution based on information you have about the reliability of a product, the probability of an event occurring or the typical duration of a task.

Quick Parameter Estimator (ALTA) opens the ALTA version of the QPE, which allows you to estimate the parameters of a model based on information you have about the reliability of a product at normal and accelerated stress levels.

Launch

Another Synthesis Application provides a drop-down list of the other Synthesis applications that are installed on your computer. When you click an icon, the same database will be opened automatically in the new application.

Synthesis

Synthesis Data Warehouse allows you to access data from ReliaSoft’s XFRACAS or other external data sources for life data analysis. (See Synthesis Data Warehouse (SDW).)

Synthesis Explorer allows you to explore all of the different analyses that are stored in the current database. You can filter, group and sort the analyses in a flexible grid, and also present the information in a wide variety of dashboard charts. (See Synthesis Explorer.)

Actions Explorer allows you to explore all of the action resources that are stored in the current database. You can filter and sort by date, status, person responsible, relevancy to you, etc. (See Actions Explorer.)

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