Who can Change Labels?
Labels and Projects
Which labels are editable?
Tips for Editing Labels
Steps to Edit Labels
Who can Change Labels?
You can change a label only if you have been granted permission to change labels in the project and you have read/write permission in the project for whichever type of data uses that particular label.
For example, in order to change a label on the question workscreen for questions owned by project "OPERATIONS", you need:
•permission to change labels in project "OPERATIONS", and
•read/write permission for questions owned by project "OPERATIONS".
These permissions are controlled in the VISION Security program (SECURITY.EXE).
Labels and Projects
Note that changing a label changes it for all data objects of that kind—within a given project—that use that label, not just for the single data object by which you happened to get at the label.
For example, suppose you open a question record that is owned by project "OPERATIONS", and suppose you edit the label originally named "Num Field 2". Suppose you change that label to read "SRO Importance":
Once you save this change, all questions owned by project "OPERATIONS" will have this new label, "SRO Importance", on their question workscreens. But the label for questions belonging to other projects (i.e., not "OPERATIONS") won't be affected. This way, an input field can be labeled differently in different projects.
Note that a label pertains only to objects of the same kind. For instance, analysis items, objectives, programs, and questions all have a "Comments" field, but these are four independent fields, not a single field. So, for example, the label for the objective "Comments" field doesn't affect the label for the program "Comments" field.
Which labels are editable?
Currently, the following VISION fields can be relabeled:
•The "Comments" fields (Analysis, Objective, Program, and Question).
•The "Cross Reference Number" fields (Analysis, Program, and Question).
•The question fields "Num Field 1", "Num Field 2", and "Text Field".
You can tell if a label is editable by passing the mouse cursor over it. If a label is editable, it will highlight when the mouse is passed over it, and the mouse cursor will change, to indicate that the label will respond to a mouse click.
For example:
Mouse off label
Mouse on label
Tips for Editing Labels
When part of the label doesn't show
If the length of the label exceeds the width that is allotted for it on the workscreen (usually equal to the width of the control that it labels), then not all of the label will display on the workscreen.
Example
In that case, you should either edit the label and shorten it, or simply stretch the workscreen sideways.
As the workscreen is stretched sideways, the label will stretch along with it. When the label stretches enough, the entire text of the label will show:
VISION will remember (at your computer only—it won't affect other users) the new size that you have assigned to the workscreen. So you won't have to re-stretch the workscreen every time you open it.
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Using Ampersand to Underline
Background
You probably have noticed that in the world of Windows, it is common for the label of a window control (button, checkbox, text box, etc.) to have one of its letters underlined.
This provides a convenience for the user: It makes it possible to operate the control from the keyboard (as an alternative to using the mouse). The user can operate the control by first holding down the Alt key and then pressing the key corresponding to the underlined letter. That keyboard combination will either invoke the control or jump to it, depending on the type of control. In other words, it will have the same effect as clicking the mouse on the control.
For example, the image below shows a textbox control labeled "Num Field 2".
The underlined "2" means that the keyboard combination Alt-2 will have the same effect as clicking the mouse on (in) the textbox.
(Actually, there is a small difference: In a non-empty textbox, the keyboard combination selects all the text in the box, whereas clicking the mouse in the box has the effect of positioning the cursor at the clicked location within the text.)
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Procedure for Underlining
To underline a character in the label, place an ampersand (&) symbol just before the character to be underlined. While editing the label, you'll see the ampersand and not the underline; but when that label is actually displayed on the VISION workscreen, you won't see the ampersand; instead, you'll see the underline symbol beneath the next character in the label.
For example, this ("Num Field &2") …
… produces this ("Num Field 2"):
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Choosing the character to underline
In choosing which character of the label to underline, try to choose a character that is not already underlined on some other label in the same window. If two labels on the same window have the same character underlined, then only one of them (the first one in the "tab order") will respond to the Alt+key combination.
Of course, you don't have to underline any character in the label. No underline just means that there is no keyboard shortcut to operating the control that is associated with the label. But you can still operate that control with the mouse. You can even still move to the control from the keyboard, by using the Tab key, although that is a tedious method compared to the direct access offered by the mouse or by an Alt+key combination.
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Why doesn't the underline appear?
Your computer might not show a label's underline symbol until you press the Alt key. A setting on your computer controls this.
For example, in Windows 10, you can get to that setting as follows:
1.Type "Ease of Access Center Keyboard" into the windows bar and open the "Ease of Access Keyboard Settings" window. 2.Scroll down to the section "Change how keyboard shortcuts work" and turn on "Underline access keys when available" if you would like the underlining to always show. |
What if I want the ampersand symbol in my label?
Using two consecutive ampersands (&&) when editing your label will produce a single ampersand symbol in the label as it is presented on the workscreen.
Nothing gets underlined by using two consecutive ampersands. In effect, the first ampersand serves as just a signal that the second ampersand is to be interpreted literally rather than as a signal to underline the character after it.
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So, for example, this ("&Apples && Oranges") …
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… produces this ("Apples & Oranges"):
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Steps to Edit Labels
Follow these instructions to edit labels:
1.Clicking on an editable label to open the "Set Label" window.
2.Here you can change the label (if you have permission). Enter the new label in the box provided.
3.The OK button becomes enabled as soon as you change the text of the label. To save the change, not only do you need to click OK on the "Set Label" window, but you must also click OK on the data workscreen window behind it.
To set a label for several projects at once Use the VISION Security program (SECURITY.EXE).
