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The Home tab contains commands related to using the Clipboard and printing diagrams.

Clipboard

Paste

- Paste pastes the contents of the Clipboard into the current diagram or sheet.

- Paste All pastes the formats, formulas and values of the contents of the Clipboard to the current diagram or sheet.
- Paste Format pastes only the formats from the Clipboard to the current diagram or sheet.
- Paste Formulas pastes only the formulas from the Clipboard to the current diagram or sheet.
- Paste Values pastes only the values from the Clipboard to the current diagram or sheet.
- Paste With Duplicate Resources allows you to create an exact duplicate of the pasted block's resources. The duplicate universal reliability definition (URD) of the pasted block will have the same name as the original URD with an increment number added to the end (e.g., URD1_1, URD 1_2, etc.). The duplicate resource will also appear in the Resource Manager window.

Cut cuts the selected text or graphic to the Clipboard. Data stored on the Clipboard can be pasted into this and other applications.

Copy copies the selected text or graphic to the Clipboard. Data stored on the Clipboard can be pasted into this and other applications. If you are copying a plot, the way the plot is copied will depend on your selection in the Plot Copy Type field in the Synthesis Setup window.

- Copy Diagram as Graphic copies the current diagram to the Clipboard. The diagram can then be pasted into other documents as an enhanced metafile (*.emf) graphic.
- Copy Block(s) as Graphic copies the blocks and connectors that are currently selected in the diagram to the Clipboard. The selected material can then be pasted into other documents as an *.emf graphic.

Format Painter allows you to copy the block properties from one block and apply them to another block in the current diagram sheet, phase diagram sheet or maintenance template sheet or to copy the format properties of text in a spreadsheet and apply it to other text.

- To use the Format Painter in a diagram sheet phase diagram sheet or maintenance template sheet, select the block with the properties that are to be copied and then select Format Painter. The mouse pointer will turn into a pointing hand. Next, click the block to which the properties are to be applied. The Format Painter Settings window will appear, which allows you to select the properties of the source block that you want to be applied to the destination block.
- To use the Format Painter in an spreadsheet, select the text with the format properties that are to be copied and then select Format Painter. Next, 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.

Delete deletes the selected blocks.

Clear deletes content in analysis workbooks.

- Clear All deletes the contents and format of the selected cell(s), but does not delete the actual cell(s).
- Clear Values deletes only the contents of the selected cell(s). The format will be retained.
- Clear Formats deletes only the format of the selected cell(s). The contents will be retained.

Format Selection opens the Format submenu. The commands in the submenu are available only when you are viewing an analysis workbook, except for Font Color, Fill Color and Select Font, which are also available when working with diagrams.

- Alignment allows you to set the alignment properties of the selected text.
- Borders allows you to customize the borders 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) or block.
- 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. This command is available only Weibull++/ALTA.
- 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, click Use Default. Click OK to accept the column width selections and apply them to the current Spreadsheet. Click Cancel to cancel any changes made in the Column Width window. You can change the default column width by clicking Change Default. This will open the Default Column Width window, which allows you to set a default column width. This window has the same options as the Column Width window.

- 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 allows you to lock a specific row on the spreadsheet so that the contents of the selected 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 blocks in the diagram.

Find opens the Find window, which allows you to search through the diagram for text and/or numbers.

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

Print

Print sends the current diagram to the printer.

Print Preview opens the Print Preview window, which allows you to view how the current diagram or sheet 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 diagram. 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.