Technical data

Startup and Operation
5.5 User Interface and Operation
Programming with STEP 7
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5.5.6 Session Memory
The SIMATIC Manager can save the contents of windows (that is, the projects and libraries open),
and the layout of the windows.
• Using the menu command Options > Customize, you define whether the window contents
and layout are to be saved at the end of a session. At the start of the next session, these
window contents and layout are restored. In the open projects, the cursor is positioned on the
last folder selected.
• Using the menu command Window > Save Settings you save the current window contents
and the window arrangement.
• Using the menu command Window > Restore Settings you restore the window contents and
layout that you saved with the menu command Window > Save Settings. In the open projects,
the cursor is positioned on the last folder selected.
Note
The window contents of online projects, the contents of the "Accessible Nodes" window, and the
contents of the "S7 Memory Card" window are not saved.
Any passwords you may have entered for access to programmable controllers (S7-300/S7-400) are
not saved at the end of a session.
5.5.7 Changing the Window Arrangement
To cascade all the displayed windows one behind the other, select one of the following options:
• Select the menu command Window > Arrange > Cascade.
• Press the key combination SHIFT + F5.
To arrange all the displayed windows from top to bottom on the screen, select the menu command
Window > Arrange > Horizontally.
To arrange all the displayed windows from left to right on the screen, select the menu command
Window > Arrange > Vertically.