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This document describes how to perform various file operations like moving and deleting files using the touch interface of the IPC.


1. Use following tools

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Industrial Personal Computer (IPC)

2. Procedure

Note

Please note that there may exist slight variations in appereance between various versions of the Windows operation system.The basic functioning of the various functions should however stay the same.

2.1. Opening Windows Explorer

You can open a file or shortcut by double tapping onto it’s icon or filename.

For your convenience, a shortcut to the 'This PC' page of Windows Explorer is provided on the desktop of the IPC.

ipc win10 desktop actions openExplorer
Figure 1. windows explorer shortcut

Double tap it to open Windows Explorer.

ipc win10 desktop actions explorer
Figure 2. windows explorer

2.2. Selecting a file

You can select a file by tapping on it a single time.To select multiple files, drop your finger on the screen and move across the files diagonally.You will draw a rectangle on the screen, all files touched by this rectangle are selected.

ipc win10 desktop actions selectMultipleFiles
Figure 3. selecting multiple files

2.3. Performing operations on files

After you have selected one or more files you can perform operations on them like moving and deleting them.

2.3.1. Moving a file

Drop your finger on the file and start 'dragging' it.You will now hold the file and can drop it again in the desired location by lifting your finger from the screen.

ipc win10 desktop actions moveFile
Figure 4. moving a file

When you drop a file in a locatation that already has a file with the same name, Windows will ask you how to proceed.Choose 'Replace' to replace the original file with the new one.It is however recommended to first delete the original file before placing the new file, this to make sure that the file is effectively replaced.

ipc win10 desktop actions replaceFile
Figure 5. replace dialog

2.3.2. Getting the right click menu

Drop your finger on the file and hold it still untill the indicator appears around your finger.

ipc win10 desktop actions rightClickFile
Figure 6. right click indicator

Raise your finger again.The right-click menu will now appear.In this menu you can, among other things, choose to copy or delete the file.

ipc win10 desktop actions rightClickMenu
Figure 7. right click menu

2.3.3. Windows 10: the home tab

The File Explorer included in Windows 10 contains several tabs.Under the Home tab a number of helpfull operations are accessible in the taskbar.To unfold the taskbar, press the arrow on the top right of the Explorer window.

ipc win10 desktop actions homeFileTools
Figure 8. the home taskbar

3. How to get further help

Do not hesitate to contact us when you need additional support beyond the documents provided in the RoboJob Service Knowledge Base.

You may contact the RoboJob Service department using following means:

We kindly ask you to provide us the following information:

  • Serial number xx-xx-xxx

  • Description of the fault or defective part

  • Exact error code or message

  • What did the robot do

  • What was the robot supposed to do

  • Pictures or videos

You can send this information to us via email.To send large files you may make use of a file transfer service like WeTransfer: robojob.wetransfer.com.

An automatic confirmation will be sent upon receipt of your mail.

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