Technical data

Startup and Operation
5.5 User Interface and Operation
Programming with STEP 7
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5.5.8 Saving and Restoring the Window Arrangement
The STEP 7 applications have a feature which enables you to save the current window
arrangement and restore it at a later stage. You can make the setting using the menu command
Options > Customize in the "General" tab.
What Is Saved?
When you save the window layout the following information is recorded:
• Position of the main window
• Opened projects and libraries and their respective window positions
• Order of any cascaded windows
Note
The window content of online projects, the content of the "Accessible Nodes" window, and the content
of the "S7 Memory Card" window are not saved.
Saving the Window Layout
To save the current window arrangement, select the menu command Window > Save Settings.
Restoring the Window Layout
To restore the saved window arrangement, select the menu command Window > Restore
Settings.
Note
When you restore a window, only the part of the hierarchy containing the object that was selected when the
window arrangement was saved is displayed in detail.