Command Summary
The following menu commands are available.
File/New
Open a new Document Window populated with some default data.
File/Open...
Open a Document Window populated with an existing weather file from your hard drive. The supported formats are:
- DOE-2 (.bin): Binary format for the DOE-2 engine
- DOE-2 (.fmt): Text format for the DOE-2 engine
- EnergyPlus (.epw): Text format for the EnergyPlus engine
- Elements (.elements): Native Elements file format.
File/Close
Close the current window. If the window is a Document Window and the weather file has not yet been saved to your hard drive, Elements will prompt for you to save.
File/Save
Save the current weather file. The file will be saved in the same format that it was opened from. If the file has never been saved, this command will be disabled and you must first use the File/Save As... command to set the format.
File/Save As...
Save the current weather file as a new copy or in a new format. The submenu commands under File/Save As... allow you to select the file format. The supported formats are:
- DOE-2 (.bin): Binary format for the DOE-2 engine
- DOE-2 (.fmt): Text format for the DOE-2 engine
- EnergyPlus (.epw): Text format for the EnergyPlus engine
- Elements (.elements): Native Elements file format.
File/Quit or Elements/Quit Elements
Exit the program.
Edit/Undo
Undo the previous change.
Edit/Redo
Redo the previous change that was undone.
Edit/Cut
Cut the data selection. Note: Not currently available–use Copy instead.
Edit/Copy
Copy the data selection to the clipboard.
Edit/Paste
Paste data from the clipboard into the data selection.
Edit/Select All
Select all data in the Data Grid. Note: Not currently available–hold down Shift and click in the top left and bottom right corners of the Data Grid to select all data.
Tools/Offset
Apply the Offset tool to edit the data selection in bulk. This command is only enabled if the entire data selection is within the same column.
Tools/Scale
Apply the Scale tool to edit the data selection in bulk. This command is only enabled if the entire data selection is within the same column.
Tools/Normalize
Apply the Normalize tool to edit the data selection in bulk. This command is only enabled if the entire data selection is within the same column.
Tools/Normalize By Month
Show the Normalize By Month Dialog and subsequently apply the Normalize By Month tool to edit the data selection in bulk. This command is only enabled if an entire column is selected.
View/Header
Show the Header Dialog.
View/Chart
Show the Chart Window.
View/Units/SI
Switch the displayed unit system to the international system of units (SI).
View/Units/IP
Switch the displayed unit system to the inch-pound system of units (IP).
View/Columns/Add
Show the Add Column Dialog to add a new data column to the current view.
View/Columns/Remove
Remove the selected data column from the current view. This command is only enabled if an entire column is selected.
View/Columns/Move Left
Move the selected data column left by one position. This command is only enabled if an entire column is selected.
View/Columns/Move Right
Move the selected data column right by one position. This command is only enabled if an entire column is selected.
Window
Switch to another open window. This menu lists all open Elements windows along with the current active window.
Help/User Guide
Open the User Guide documentation for Elements (what you are reading now) in your web browser.
Help/Online Resources
Open the online resources for Elements in your web browser. You must be connected to the internet.
Help/About Elements
Show the About Dialog which displays the version number and other information about Elements.