Analysis Window: Main Menu

Analysis window main menu

The Analysis window main menu is set up in a standard Windows menu format with commands grouped into menus (File, Edit, View, Analyze, Help and FigBrowser) across the menu bar. Some of these commands are available in other areas of the application.

Analysis window main menu

Edit menu

The Edit > Options menu contains the following options:

Method Options - Opens the Options dialog box which lists options for controlling the settings that are specific to the currently selected analysis method such as confidence limits settings, algorithm selections, and constraints. Some analysis methods have more setting options than others. See Options dialog box.

Analysis GUI Options - Opens the Options dialog box which lists options for the currently opened Analysis window, including the maximum number of factors displayed, the font size for the Control pane, and the display in the Analysis Flow Chart pane. See Options dialog box.

Model Cache Settings - Allows you to turn model caching on and off and adjust various other aspects of the model cache. See Analysis window Model Cache pane.

Default Plots - Opens the Default Plots dialog box in which you can adjusting default Scores plots for given methods.

Window Docking Settings - Opens the Window Docking Settings dialog box which you use to adjust the docking behavior of your Solo windows. See To specify the Window docking settings.

Preferences (Expert) - Opens a Preferences (Expert) window which you use to override all values for all Solo options. Because there is no checking for validity of settings when you use this tool, you must be very cautious using it. If problems occur, try resetting the default values using "Factory Default."

To specify the Window docking settings

By default, when you first open Solo, every data figure and interface in Solo is a floating window, which is a window that you can drag to any position on your desktop. You can also resize a floating window. You can select different Window docking settings to change the floating behavior of data figures, interfaces, or both.

1.	On an Analysis window main menu, click Edit > Options > Window Docking Settings.

The Docking Settings dialog box opens. The first docking setting (All data figures and interfaces open as separate windows) is selected by default.

Docking Settings dialog box

2.	To select a different Window docking setting, click the setting.

The Docking Settings dialog box closes and you return to the Analysis window. The new docking setting is effective after you close and re-open a window.

Preprocess menu

The Preprocess menu provides access to the preprocessing window from which you can modify the data pre-treatment being performed on the data. Once preprocessing has been selected, you can make the current preprocessing the default for the x-block or y-block by selecting the "Use as default" menu item from the x-block or y-block menus, respectively.

Tools menu

The Tools menu contains a number of tools which you can use to investigate and gather information about the currently loaded data and to assess a model's performance.

Tools menu