Adding and Editing HotSpots

You use the HotSpot Properties page, to add or edit HotSpots. The appearance of the Properties page changes depending on which type of HotSpot you are working with.

Options	Description
HotSpot Text	Type the character(s) or word(s) that you want to use as a HotSpot. If you selected characters or words on the session window before accessing this dialog box, your selection appears in this text box automatically. If Only Valid At is cleared, the text for the HotSpot must be unique within the session or scheme.
Type	Select the type of HotSpot to create: a text HotSpot or a region HotSpot. The available options change, depending on your choice of HotSpot type.
Text	Creates a text-type HotSpot.
Region	Creates a region-type HotSpot.
Options (text)	Select options you want to apply to your text HotSpot.
Only Valid At	Specify that text should be a HotSpot only if it occurs in a specific row or column. If you select this option, you must specify the row or column number in the adjacent text boxes, otherwise text will be a HotSpot wherever it occurs in the session window.
Case Sensitive	Specify that text should be a HotSpot only if it appears in the same combination of lowercase and uppercase characters as specified in the Text text box.
Text is Preceded by a Space	Specify that text should be a HotSpot only if it is preceded by a space or field delimiter.
Text is Followed by a Space	Specify that text should be a HotSpot only if it is followed by a space or field delimiter.
Auto-invoke When Text appears on Display	Actions associated with this HotSpot are invoked whenever the HotSpot appears in the session window.
Row	Type the row number where the specified text must occur in order to be a HotSpot. Available when you also select the Only Valid At option.
Column	Type the column number where the specified text must occur in order to be a HotSpot. Available when you also select the Only Valid At option.

The Add/Edit HotSpot Properties Page - Text

Use the Text version of the HotSpot Properties page to add or edit a text HotSpot and define its properties.

To add or edit text HotSpots

From the Options menu, choose Settings.
From the Categories list, select HotSpots.
Select the Assignments Tab.
If you want to add a new HotSpot, choose the Add button.

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If you want to edit a HotSpot, select the HotSpot from the Defined HotSpots list and choose the Edit button.

The Properties page appears.
If you want to add a text HotSpot, choose the Text option button and type the name of the HotSpot text in the HotSpot Text box. Then select the options you want and choose Apply or OK.

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If you want to edit a text HotSpot, change the options you want and choose Apply or OK.

HINT:You can also access the HotSpots Settings pages directly using the View menu.

Add/Edit HotSpot Properties Page - Region

Use this dialog page to add or edit a region HotSpot and define its properties.

From the Options menu, choose Settings.
From the Categories list, select HotSpots.
Select the Assignments Tab.
If you want to add a new HotSpot, choose the Add button.

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If you want to edit a HotSpot, select the HotSpot from the Defined HotSpots list and choose the Edit button.
If you want to add a region HotSpot, choose the Region option button and type the name of the HotSpot identifier text in the HotSpot Name box, then select the options you want and choose Apply or OK.

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If you want to edit a region HotSpot, change the options you want and choose Apply or OK.