Box

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The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of Actions that can be printed for easy reference.

What is the Box Action?

The Box Action displays a box in the desired color around the perimeter of the screen.  This can be used as a visual indicator providing feedback while a script is running.  For example, a green box can be displayed indicating success while a red box can be displayed indicating an error.

If multiple monitors are in use, a box will be displayed on each monitors.

Creating a Box Action

Select Interaction Actions to expand the Action list. Select theBox Action from the Actions list to display the Action Builder.

Select the desired Color for the box to be displayed.  Select the box thickness along with the box transparency.  Next, enter the Duration that the box will be displayed.

The Duration option contains the following options:

  • Seconds
  • Milliseconds

Optionally add Notes to the Action to document any special instructions or functionality. When the Run Switchis set to Run, the action will be executed after clicking OK.

Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run.  For more information, go to Action Builder.

Click the OK button to save the Action.