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140 Chapter 4: Object Properties
Notes Di al og (Pa ra meter Col lector )
Parameter Collector > Select one or more parameters. >
Parameter Collector menu bar > Edit menu > Notes
Parameter Collector > R ight-click a Parameter Se le ct
button.
The Notes dialog lets you enter a name, URL, and
comments for one or more selected parameters
in Parameter Collector.
Choosing Notes from the Edit menu with multiple
parameters selected opens a single dialog common
to all selected parameters. Right-clicking a
Parameter Select button opens a dialog for that
parameter only.
When you open Notes from the Edit menu with
multiple parameters selected, if the text contents
for a b ox in all selected parameters are the same (or
null), its check b ox is on, indicating that changes
to the text will apply to all selected parameters.
If a text box has different contents for different
selected parameters, the check box is off, and the
corresponding text box is empty and unavailable,
prevent ing any changes. If you turn on a check
box, you can edit the text, and changes will b e
applied to all selected parameters.
Interf ace
The Notes dialog interface comprises three text
boxes, each with its respective check box, and a
button. By default, the text bo xes are empty; you
can enter any text into e ach box, although each has
a specific purpose, as described below.
Para m et er N a m e—Lets you change the parameter
nameshowninParameterCollector.
By default, the par ameter name displaye d in
Parameter Collector is the same as the name
that appeared in the Track View Pick dialog
when you added it to Parameter Collector. If
you enter a different name in the Notes dialog,
Parameter Collector then displays that name. The
changed name is used only in Parameter Collector;
elsewhere, such as the Modify panel, it remains
thesameasbefore.
You can see the original parameter name, as well
as the object to w hich it’s attached, by hovering
the mouse over the par ameter name in Parameter
Collector; the information appears in a tooltip.
URL —Lets you enter a URL, such as
www.discreet.com.
This could be a link to a Web or intranet page, or
even a network location or file pertaining to the