User Symbol Sets

Tools, Customize User Symbols, Sets

Purpose

Use User Symbol Sets to change the set of symbols displayed in the User Symbols bar.

By default, sets of user defined symbols are saved with your document. In addition you can load and save the symbols from and to separate disk files, or copy them between documents.

Steps

1. In the Customize User Symbols Options dialog, choose Sets.
   or
   Click the User Symbols bar with the second mouse button, then choose Edit User Symbol Pages.
2. To select a set of user defined symbols within the current document,
   select a set displayed in the list box, then choose select.

   To change the number of cells contained in a set,
   select a set from the list, then change the value in the Cells in Set edit field.
   Warning: Reducing the cell number might accidentally delete symbols already stored in the current set.

   To create a new set,
   choose Options, then choose New, type a name for the new set and specify a number of cells contained in the set.

   To rename a set,
   select a set, choose Options, then choose Rename, type a new name and eventually specify a new number of cells contained in the set.

   To delete sets,
   select one or more sets, choose Options, then choose Delete, and confirm by choosing Yes.
   

   To add user symbols from another document or file to the current document,
   choose Options, then choose Add. In the file dialog box select a filename and choose OK. A list with all user symbol sets contained in the selected file appears. Select one or more sets, then choose Add.

   To save user symbol sets from the current document in a separate disk file,
   select the sets you want to save, choose Options, Save as File, type a filename, then choose OK.

   To copy user symbol sets from the current document to another document,
   select the sets you want to copy, choose Options, Copy to Document, type a filename, then choose OK.