The Prompts tab is where all the prompts that are visible within the Product Prompts are located. The Prompts tab also contains hidden prompts. Hidden prompts begin after the first blank row in the Defined Name column.
Prompt is another term for a defined name. Defined names are cells, or cell ranges, that have been renamed for ease of reference. Clicking on the cell that says “Width” in the Defined Name column will display A1 in the drop-down window. Clicking the cell value for width will display “Width” in the drop-down window. This is because the cells in the Value column have been defined to match the name entered in the Defined Name column. It makes reading and writing formulas much easier (i.e., =Width*Height*Depth vs. =B1*B2*B3).
To define a prompt, click on the Value cell for the prompt, right-click, and select Define Name. Multiple defined names can be added at once; however, the selection cannot contain blank rows.
The table below describes the prompt control types.
Control Type
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Value
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Description
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Text Box/Value Input
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1 (or blank)
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Allows a text or numeric value.
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1st Radio Button
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2
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1st radio button in a group of multiple buttons.
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2nd or Greater Radio Button
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3
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2nd or greater radio button in a group of multiple buttons.
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Check Box
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4
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Check box.
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Combo Box
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5
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Combination drop down list.
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Hidden
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6
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Makes the prompt hidden.
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Material Selection
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7
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Allows a material selection from the sheet stock, solid stock, or buyout stock from the M! workbook.
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Edgeband Selection
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8
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Allows a material selection from the edgebanding library from the E! workbook.
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Hardware Selection
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9
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Allows a material selection from the hardware library from the H! workbook.
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Locked Prompt
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<#>0
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When any of the prompt values listed above are followed by "0" they become locked.
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The table below lists the color codes.
Text Color
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Color Value
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Red
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1
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Yellow
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2
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Green
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3
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Cyan
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4
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Blue
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5
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Magenta
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6
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White
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7
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Black
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8 (or blank)
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Gray
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9
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The Tab List, Warning Message, and Calculator List columns are not tied to the prompt row. Values in these columns must be entered, starting in the first row and continue down without a blank row. A blank row between cells will result in the values after the blank row to not be applied or visible.
Also contained in the Prompts tab are metafile instructions (Microvellum’s custom Flatshot Tokens), supplemental drawing instructions for 2D plan views, 2D elevations, 2D cross-sections, 2D elevation sections, and 2D plan sections. It also contains virtual routing instructions, face frame drawing instructions, and activity tokens.