User guide

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You may view a log file at any time, using a standard text editor. The screen buffer is written to the
log file when the buffer is full, or when logging is paused or stopped. To ensure the log file is up-to-
date, either pause or stop the logging.
To change the default log file directory:
1. Select Options - Session Properties from the menu bar.
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Select the Session Settings icon in the toolbar.
The Session Properties dialog box will appear.
2. Click the Logging tab. The Default Directory field displays the current default location
for logfiles.
3. Click the Browse button. The Set Directory dialog box appears.
4. Select a directory from the Look in list.
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Create a new directory:
a. Click the Create New Folder button. A new directory named New Folder appears in the
directory list.
b. Click the New Folder entry in the directory list to highlight it. Then, click the entry again
to edit its name. Type in a new name. Press
Enter. The directory appears in alphabetical
order in the directory list.
c. Select the newly-created directory in the directory list. The File name field will now
contain the name of the new directory.
5. Click the Set Directory button to select the newly-created or selected directory as the default
log file directory. The Set Directory dialog box will close.
6. The Default Directory field now contains the name of the newly-created or selected directory.
Click OK to save the new information.
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Click Cancel to exit the dialog box without saving any new information.
To enable automatic logging:
1. Select Options - Session Properties from the menu bar.
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Click the Session Settings icon in the toolbar.
The Session Properties dialog box will appear.
2. Click the Logging tab.
3. Enable the Logging checkbox.