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Message Field
 


The message field is at the bottom of the screen. It is used by the program to display status information and also to display the information associated with the Info Buttons.



Sometimes the text will be too wide to fit within the boundaries of the message area. If this happens, you can position the system cursor within the message field by clicking on the text once with the mouse. After doing so, moving the cursor to the right will cause the hidden text to scroll into view at the right side of the field. You can also mark the text for copying by dragging the mouse over it while holding the left mouse button down. After the text is marked, click the right mouse button and select "Copy" to copy it to the Windows clipboard for pasting somewhere else.

Note that if the text is from an Info Buttons, you can doubleclick the Info button to bring up the InfoBox, which is another way to view text that is too wide for the Message area.

Also, if you click the text in the Message Field while the Large Text Panel is open, the message will appear in the Large Text Panel in a larger font.  See Show Large Text Panel Checkbox for more info.