Tektronix Toolbars Software Release Notes (Tek Toolbars V4.0.4)


Welcome to the release notes for Tektronix Toolbars software. The sections below contain detailed information on installation along with additional information on selected features of Tektronix Toolbars software. 

This version of Tek Toolbars v4.0.4 is for DPO5000, DPO5000B, MSO5000, MSO5000B, DPO7000, DPO7000C, DPO/DSA 70000 DPO/DSA 70000B, DPO/DSA 70000C, DPO/DSA 70000D, DPO70000DX, MSO70000, MSO70000C, MSO70000DX, TDS1000, TDS1000B,  TDS1000C,    TDS2000, TDS2000B, TDS2000C, TDS3000, TDS3000B, TDS3000C, DPO2000, MSO2000, DPO3000, MSO3000, DPO4000, MSO4000, MDO3000 and MDO4000 series instruments.


This installer provides toolbars (add-ins) for Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.

• The Tektronix Toolbar for Microsoft Excel (TekXL), which allows you to capture and graph oscilloscope data in MS Excel spreadsheets. 

• The Tektronix Toolbar for Microsoft Word (TekW), which allows you to capture and graph oscilloscope data in MS Word documents. 

The “Tektronix Toolbar Start Preferences” utility provides a means of adding the toolbars to Excel and Word and also sets them to launch 
when the respective Office application starts. You can select not to have this happen each time and simply enable it when you want to. 
The utility is placed on your desktop. Running this utility is required for proper Toolbar execution.

Prerequisites

* Microsoft Office XP Professional, 2003 or 2007
* TekVisa V4.0.4. Refer to TekVisa Release Notes for TekVisa Installation instructions

Minimum System Configuration

Supported Operating Systems:

* Microsoft Windows XP Pro. Administrator rights may be required for installation
* Microsoft Windows VISTA x86 (32-bit). Administrator rights may be required for installation 

Minimum Hardware Configuration:
* Pentium III or equivalent or later processor 
* 512 MB RAM or more 
* RS-232, GPIB, USB or Ethernet connection to compatible Tektronix instruments 
 

Important information regarding the usage of TekW Toolbar in Office 2003 and 2007


To Run TekW toolbar in Word 2003, the Macro Security should be set to Medium. Here are the steps to set the Macro Security level in Word 2003.

1. Open Word. Click the Tools Menu. 
2. From the tools Menu Select Macro->Security Menu item. 

3. Security Dialog appears. Select “Medium” option in the Security Level tab. 

4. Close and restart Word 2003. 

You might encounter the following warnings while starting Word 2003

* Macros Warnings:    Select “Enable Macro” Options with such warning messages. 

* ActiveX Initialization:    Press OK to continue. 


Word 2007 requires the TekW toolbar to be added to the trusted locations list. Here are the steps to Add TekW Toolbar to the Word 2007 Trusted Locations:

1. Click “Word Options”. 

2. "Word Options" dialog Appears. Select the “Trust Center” Tab. 

3. Click the "Trust Center Settings" Button. 

4. "Trust Center" dialog appears. Select the “Trusted Locations” Tab. 
5. Click "Add New Location" Button. 

6. "Microsoft Office Trusted Location" dialog appears. Click on "Browse" and select "%Program Files%\Microsoft Office\Office12\STARTUP" folder. 

7. Click OK. 

8. Close all the open dialogs. 
9. Close Word. 


Known Issues/Limitations

* Triggered captures are not supported with serial communications.
* Excel Toolbar cannot connect to more than one Instrument simultaneously even if different work books are used for each   Instrument. 
* Excel Toolbar: After a Waveform Capture, do not leave the graph as the active cell (a subsequent Trigger Capture or any   other Toolbar operation might   generate an error). 
  To avoid this error simply click on any other cell in the active sheet. 
* Excel and Word Toolbars: The "Tektronix Toolbar Start Preferences" utility includes two registry settings required for    proper execution of the Toolbars. 
  If these settings are subsequently removed or replaced, the Toolbar ActiveX controls will not properly load. To     reinstate these controls, 
  run the "Tektronix Toolbar Start Preferences" application from your desktop. 
* Excel Toolbar: For TDS2000 Series Instruments, All Measurements may be obtained by selecting a Single Channel. When selecting measurements for All   Channels at one time, 
  only a subset of Measurements should be selected. The TekXL Toolbar does not support selecting All Measurements for All Channels at a single time.