BASIC stamp manual v2.2

3: Using the BASIC Stamp Editor

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The Tip of the Day function displays a new message each time you run the

BASIC Stamp Editor. There are many useful tips, and you may browse

through them any time with the Next Tip and Previous Tip buttons. You

may also use the Edit Tips option to change the contents of any tip. All

tips are contained in a single file, named Stamp_Tips.txt, that is stored in

the editor’s installation directory, usually a path similar to

C:\Program Files\Parallax Inc\Stamp Editor v2.2.

Figure 3.17: Tip of the Day #24.

You can turn this feature off by unchecking the Show Tips on Startup box

at the bottom of the window. To access it again, choose Help  Tip of the

Day from the menu bar.

Setting Preferences

The BASIC Stamp Editor allows the user to set preferences for the

appearance and operation of many aspects of the application. Select

Edit  Preferences, press F5 or click on the Preferences toolbar button to

open the Preferences window, where you will see these options organized

under 6 tabs. Each tab has a Restore Defaults button in case you make a

royal mess of things.

Under the Editor Appearance tab (Figure 3.18), you can set the font size in

the edit pane. The other text attributes, such as background and

foreground color, character case, and bold, italic and underline, are

controlled by the Syntax Highlighting scheme. There are 3 predefined

schemes, and you may also create a custom scheme. Please note that the

TIP OF THE DAY.

DITOR APPEARANCE PREFERENCES.