Entering dynamic data from GagePorts

When your data entry session is ready for you to enter dynamic data through a GagePort, it may display a screen similar to the following:

At this point in the data entry session, you can perform one of several actions:

Enter the reading from the GagePort

Use the following steps to enter a dynamic reading from the GagePort:

1. 1. To begin the dynamic reading, click Begin Dynamic.
      Alternately, press the SPACEBAR or the ENTER key to begin the dynamic reading.

   2. After you have finished measuring your part, click End Dynamic.
      Alternately, press the SPACEBAR or the ENTER key to end the dynamic reading.

Reset the GagePort

If the GagePort does not read properly, you can try resetting the GagePort.

1. 1. From the Dynamic GagePort Read screen, press the F8 key or click Stop Input.

   2. Click the Reset GagePort! menu. (In PDA mode , click the Reset menu.)

   3. Press ENTER to resume GagePort input.

Interrupt the GagePort input to perform another task

To access any of the menu options, tabs or buttons on the main data entry screen, you must first interrupt the GagePort input by pressing the F8 key or by clicking Stop Input.  This removes the three dots (...) from the data input box.

To resume GagePort input when the cursor is blinking in the data input box, press ENTER.

Use the keyboard instead of GagePort input

To bypass the GagePort and type the data values via keyboard, press CTRL+K.  This removes all screen references to the GagePort, including the three dots (...) in the data input box, and it allows you to type the data values for the current standard.

This is a convenient way to continue entering data if the GagePort or one of the measuring devices is broken, out for calibration, or otherwise unavailable.

If you use this data entry session to enter data for multiple standards, such as multiple characteristics of one part number, then you must press CTRL+K when the data entry session reaches a new standard.  You will recognize when the data entry session reaches a new standard by the data input prompt at the top of the screen (Enter Data 1 using GagePort) and by the status bar text at the lower left corner of the screen (Waiting for GagePort input...).

Tip:  You can press CTRL+K to bypass the GagePort from any input cell for the current standard, not just from a Data cell.