Operator Terminal System Manual - 11276916.pdf

Text block
manager
Opening the text
block manager
System Manual – DOP11A Operator Terminals
Programming
Programming with the programming software
Copy a graphic from another application
1. Copy an object in another application, such as Paint, to the clipboard.
2. Open the graphic block manager in the programming software and select the [Paste]
command.
3. Specify a name for the symbol. The name must not exceed 8 characters.
The symbol will then be stored in the system library under the specified name.
Graphics and symbols can be copied from one block to another and from one project to
another in the HMI-Builder using the [Copy] and [Paste] functions.
A user defined symbol will be copied from one project to another if it does not yet exist
in the target project.
Dialogs and reports are created in the text block manager. A text block can consist of
static text and dynamic objects. Static text is not changed during program execution
whereas dynamic objects are linked with controller signals.
Seven dynamic object types are available:
Digital
Analog
Jump
Date / time
Bar
Multiple selection
Text object
To open the text block manager, double click on a defined text block in the block manager
or in the block list. Select a defined block from the block list or create a new text
block.
Mouse and keys Click on the begin of the text to be selected and drag the mouse pointer over the text.
To select text using keys, hold down the shift key and select the text using the arrow
keys.
Selected text is deleted using the [Cut] function.
You can insert an end of line using the key combination + Enter key.
To view an object's properties, double-click an object and press the key.
Toolbox The block manager provides a toolbox with the following functions.
Maximize
Minimize
Resizable
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