====== MP STUDIO 2 Phase 9 · Menus and Settings ======

[[products:mp_studio:menus_settings|한국어]] | **English**

This page describes the menu items and option settings of MP STUDIO 2, the language and themes, printing, the Modbus RTU master, autosave, problem reports and help. Menu items show their keyboard shortcuts on the right.

===== Project Menu =====

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:menu-project.png?240 |Figure 1. The Project menu }}

^ Item ^ Shortcut ^ Action ^
| New Project | ''Ctrl+N'' | Creates a new project with an empty ladder. The model setting is carried over. |
| Open Project | ''Ctrl+O'' | Opens an ''.mpl'' project. |
| Save Project | ''Ctrl+S'' | Saves the current project. |
| Save As | ''Ctrl+Alt+S'' | Saves under a different name or location. |
| Print · Page Setup · Print Preview | ''Ctrl+P'' | Opens the Windows print dialog. Choose the paper and preview there. |
| Open Example | — | Opens the bundled example program. |
| Recent files | — | The five most recently opened projects are listed at the bottom of the menu. Hover over one to see its full path. |

If there are unsaved changes when you run New Project, Open Project or Open Example, or close the window, you are asked whether to save them. If the file you are about to save has been changed by another program, you are first asked whether to overwrite it.

===== Edit and Search Menus =====

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:menu-edit.png?300 |Figure 2. The Edit menu }} {{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:menu-search.png?390 |Figure 3. The Search menu }}

The items of the Edit and Search menus are described in [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:ladder_editing|Phase 3 · Ladder Editing]] and [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:download#program_check|Phase 6 · Program Check]]. All shortcuts are listed in the [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:quick_reference|Quick Reference]].

===== View Menu =====

^ Item ^ Shortcut ^ Action ^
| Show Symbols · Show Comments | — | Shows symbol names and comments on the cells. |
| Bookmark List | — | Shows or hides the bookmark (Mark) list at the bottom of the Functions panel. |
| Symbol Rail · Functions · Inspector · Watch · Command Bar · Status Pills | ''Alt+1'' to ''Alt+7'' | Shows or hides each panel. |
| Hide All Panels | ''Alt+0'' | Hides all panels. |
| Zoom In · Zoom Out · Fit to Width | ''Ctrl+='' · ''Ctrl+-'' | Changes the display size of the ladder. ''Ctrl+0'' returns to 100%. |
| Quick Actions | ''Ctrl+K'' | Finds a menu item by name and runs it. |

===== Run Menu =====

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:menu-run.png?440 |Figure 4. The Run menu }}

^ Item ^ Shortcut ^ Described in ^
| Connect | — | [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:download#ethernet_connection|Phase 6]] |
| Download | ''Ctrl+T'' | [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:download#download|Phase 6]] |
| Firmware Download · Firmware Version | — | [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:download#firmware_version_and_firmware_download|Phase 6]] |
| Monitoring | ''Ctrl+M'' | [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:monitoring|Phase 7]] |
| Simulation | — | [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:simulation|Phase 8]] |
| Used Data | — | [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:memory_symbols#used_data|Phase 5]] |
| Data Table | — | [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:monitoring#data_table|Phase 7]] |
| Program Memory | — | [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:download#program_memory|Phase 6]] |
| FORCE INPUT / OUTPUT | — | [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:monitoring#forced_input_and_output|Phase 7]] |
| Clear EEPROM | — | [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:download#clear_eeprom|Phase 6]] |
| Mnemonic | — | [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:download#mnemonic_conversion|Phase 6]] |

===== Setting Menu =====

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:menu-setting.png?480 |Figure 5. The Setting menu }}


^ Item ^ Action ^
| Communication Port | Sets the download channel and the serial channels. [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:download#communication_port|Phase 6]] |
| 언어: 한국어 · Language: English | Changes the display language. |
| Option | Sets the grid, fonts, colors and brand name. |
| Data Memory | Sets the memory area sizes and retentive ranges. [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:memory_symbols#data_memory|Phase 5]] |
| Symbol | Opens the symbol table. [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:memory_symbols#symbol_table|Phase 5]] |
| Device | Selects the model and expansion modules. [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:first_project#3_new_project_and_model_selection|Phase 1]] |
| Modbus RTU Master | Sets up the Modbus RTU master communication list. |
| Theme: Modern Dark · VS Code · Light | Changes the screen theme. |

===== Options =====

Select **Setting → Option** or click the **Options** button in the top band to open the **Option** window. Choose an item in the navigation on the left to see its settings and a preview on the right.

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:settings-dialog-marked.svg?1200 |Figure 6. The Option window }}

  * **① Search settings:** finds items by setting name.
  * **② Navigation:** Grid, FONT, COLOR and Brand name
  * **③ Settings area**
  * **④ Preview:** changed settings are reflected in the ladder preview right away.
  * **⑤ Cancel, Apply and OK:** **Apply** applies the changes without closing the window. **Reset all colors and fonts** at the bottom left returns all customized colors and fonts to their defaults, and the number of customized items is shown next to it.

^ Navigation ^ Settings ^
| Grid | Cell width and height (Grid width, Grid height), the number of cells per row (Columns per row), and Check for duplicate coils |
| FONT | Grid Font (addresses, symbols, comments and monitor values), Header Font (row numbers), Interface font (menus and windows), Code font (places that show addresses and values in a fixed-width font) |
| COLOR | Colors for the Theme, Ladder, Function blocks, Monitor & check, and Interface |
| Brand name | The name shown in the window title |

Columns per row applies only to the project. Custom colors apply to every theme, and colors you leave unset follow the selected theme. Printing always uses paper colors (black).

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:settings-colors.png?1080 |Figure 7. COLOR › Ladder settings and the preview }}

===== Themes and Language =====

In the **Setting** menu, choose **Theme: Modern Dark**, **Theme: VS Code** or **Theme: Light**.

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:theme-modern.png?380 |Modern Dark}} {{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:theme-vscode.png?380 |VS Code}} {{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:theme-light.png?380 |Light}}

Select **Setting → 언어: 한국어** to switch the menus and windows to Korean. To return to English, select **Language: English** in the same menu (in Korean the menu is named **설정**). Both language items are always shown in their own language, whichever language the screen is in.

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:language-english.png?1000 |Figure 8. The Setting menu with the two language items }}

===== Printing =====

Select **Project → Print** (''Ctrl+P'') to lay out the ladder for printing and open the Windows print dialog. **Page Setup** and **Print Preview** open the same print dialog. Choose the paper orientation, margins and printer in the print dialog. To save a PDF, choose **Microsoft Print to PDF** as the printer.

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:print-page.png?1000 |Figure 9. One printed page }}

===== Modbus RTU Master =====

Select **Setting → Modbus RTU Master** to open a window for setting up the list of registers that the device, acting as a Modbus RTU master, reads from and writes to other devices.

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:modbus-master-marked.svg?940 |Figure 10. The MODBUS MASTER SETTING window (bundled Modbus example) }}

  - In **① Communication Port**, choose the channel to use as the master (**Comm Port 1** to **Comm Port 3**), and set the Baud Rate, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Parity, Timeout (×10 ms) and Delay (ms).
  - Click **② Add** to add an item. **Sort** sorts the items.
  - In **③ the item table**, enter the **Modbus Code** (for example ''WORD READ ( FC03 )'' or ''WORD WRITE ( FC06 )''), **Slave ID**, **Address**, **Binding** (the device memory that exchanges the value, for example ''D10'') and **Description** on each row. Click **Delete** at the end of a row to remove that item.
  - Click **OK** to save.

When you click OK, the communication settings of the selected channel change to the values above, its mode is set to ''Modbus RTU Master'', and download on that channel is turned off.

===== Autosave and Recovery =====

MP STUDIO 2 automatically saves the project you are editing. If the program closed without saving, the **Recover autosave** window appears the next time you start it.

  * **Yes:** opens the autosaved copy.
  * **No:** deletes the autosaved copy.
  * **Cancel:** asks again the next time you start the program.

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:autosave-recover.png?440 |Figure 11. The Recover autosave window }}

===== Help Menu =====

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:menu-help.png?528 |Figure 12. The Help menu }}

^ Item ^ Action ^
| About MP STUDIO 2 | Shows the program version and information. |
| Homepage | Opens the ILOGICS homepage. |
| SW Manual | Opens the software manual. |
| HW Manual | Opens the hardware manual of the selected model. |
| Report a Problem… | Describe a problem, attach a screenshot or the project file, and send it to the developer. |
| Request an Improvement… | Sends a feature you would like or an improvement to the developer. |
| Send Error Reports Automatically | When checked (✓), diagnostic information is sent automatically when an error occurs. |

==== Report a Problem ====

{{ :en-us_products:mp_studio:bug-report-marked.svg?625 |Figure 13. The Report a Problem window }}

  - Describe **① what happened** (required).
  - If needed, select **② Attach the open project (.mpl)** and **③ Attach a screenshot**. Diagnostic information (logs and system info) is always included.
  - To get a reply, select **④ Leave contact details for a reply** and enter your email address or phone number.
  - Click **Send**.

After the program closes unexpectedly, you may be asked what you were doing when you start it again.

===== Related Pages =====

  * [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:quick_reference|Quick Reference · Shortcuts]]
  * [[:en-us_products:mp_studio:troubleshooting|Phase 10 · Troubleshooting]]

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