NickR

HI Michael and Matt thanks for the info - without your help I would never have deselected everything when I was trying to edit it - it seems bizarre to me. After a long 3 days struggling I have got much further I have been able to create my own symbols edit them and most of them to appear in the key. However I have names of old symbols I have previously deleted appearing in the key as well and I don't know where its getting the information from, as they no longer exist. When I try to use my newly created resources that work in a new plot, they again do not appear in the key but they do appear in the inventory paperwork, and the object info box has all the same fields filled in as the lamps that do appear in the key. What am I doing wrong? Also what determines the order in which the symbols appear in the key ? Again any suggestions gratefully received otherwise I might have to go back to Maclux just to get the plot drawn in time. Nick

I am using Spotlight 2008 on a mac. When I create a symbol and convert it to an instrument the name appears on the resource browser but does not appear on the key when I attach it to the plot. The same is true when I use some of the generic USITT symbols. I have tried to edit the Light info record but there is no "import" option on it - and I cannot find how to edit any of the fields of the instruments. Is this a mac problem ? Any suggestions gratefully received.