Message Board

The Message Board is the place where any messages generated by Re/x are displayed.

 

Description

The Message Board automatically records the date and time that messages are produced and display this in the relevant columns. It also separates messages according to severity, including information updates, warnings, errors and critical errors in your data or calculation. Related messages are automatically grouped together.

The message board works in the background whilst minimized, and automaticallys appear when errors occur.

 

Message Board tab

When the Message Board is visible, the Message Board tab is displayed on the Ribbon, which provides buttons relating to the panel.

The Message Board tab provides buttons to filter through different types of message.

 

Elements of the Message Board

Context menu

For more options to clear, copy and arrange messages, right-click inside the panel to reveal the context menu. This menu also allows you to print and save the Message Board.

 

How to . . .

Filter through different types of messages

By default, the All Messages button is selected, showing every message produced.

While all message types are being shown, the message type icon displayed before the message enables you to distinguish between them (e.g. for Warning messages).

Control the threshold for when the Message Board appears

  1. Click on the Application Button (Re/x logo in the top left of the screen)

  2. Click on the Program Options button on the Application menu

  3. Select Message Board in the Program Options box

  4. Select the desired threshold (by default the Message Board will appear only when an Error or Critical message is produced)

 

Expand/Collapse grouped messages

 

Expand/Collapse all grouped messages

 

Sort messages by time, date, or severity

 

Reset the Message Board indicators in the status bar

 

Clear individual messages

  1. Left-click in the tick boxes under the column ‘Read?’ to select the messages you have read and no longer need

  2. Right-click anywhere in the panel to reveal the context menu

  3. Left-click on Clear Reador press Ctrl+Del

 

Clear all messages

  1. Right-click anywhere in the panel to reveal the context menu

  2. Left-click on Clear All or press Shift+Del

 

Copy the Message Board

Save the Message Board

 

 

Print the Message Board