The Message Board is the place where any messages generated by Re/x are displayed.
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.
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.
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.
Filter through different types of messages
Left-click on the relevant buttons on the Message Board tab or on the tabs at the top of the Message Board panel to filter between Information, Warnings, Errors, and Critical errors
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
Click on the Application Button (Re/x logo in the top left of the screen)
Click on the Program Options button on the Application menu
Select Message Board in the Program Options box
Select the desired threshold (by default the Message Board will appear only when an Error or Critical message is produced)
Expand/Collapse grouped messages
Left-click on the + or - button (to the left of the message type icon) to expand or collapse the group and show or hide the separate messages
Or... Left-click on a message and select Expand/Collapse on the context menu
Expand/Collapse all grouped messages
Right-click anywhere in the panel to reveal the context menu and select Expand All or Collapse All
Sort messages by time, date, or severity
Left-click on the column heading that you want the data to be sorted by (messages will be ordered chronologically and from least to most severe)
Left-click on the column heading again to reverse the order
Or... Select Chronological or Reverse Chronological under Sort Order on the context menu to sort the messages by time
Reset the Message Board indicators in the status bar
Right-click inside the panel to reveal the context menu and select Mark All As Read to turn the indicators to grey
Left-click in the tick boxes under the column ‘Read?’ to select the messages you have read and no longer need
Right-click anywhere in the panel to reveal the context menu
Left-click on Clear Reador press Ctrl+Del
Right-click anywhere in the panel to reveal the context menu
Left-click on Clear All or press Shift+Del
Select Copy from the panel's context menu
Or... Type Ctrl+C
Select Save As from the panel's context menu
Select Print from the panel's context menu
Or... Type Ctrl+P