Technical Reference Manual - InduSoft

Screens and Graphics
1. Click in the drawing area and drag the mouse/cursor to create an ellipse shape.
2. Release the mouse button to stop drawing the ellipse.
3. Use the Object Properties dialog to change the shape to a chord, arc, or ring.
4. Double-click on the object to view the Object Properties dialog.
Object Properties: Ellipse
Use the Object Properties dialog to specify the following parameters for the ellipse:
• Style: Specify the object style by selecting Ellipse, Arc, Chord, or Ring from the drop-down list. Next, select Left-
Bottom, Left-Top, Right-Bottom, or Right-Top from the Style list to choose the quadrant into which the ellipse is
drawn.
For example to represent a half-circle pipe, create two Ring objects. Specify one as Left-Bottom and the other
as Right-Bottom then join the two objects to create a half-pipe.
• Fill: To specify whether the ellipse is filled, click No Fill or Fill.
If you select the Fill option, specify a fill color by clicking on the Color button. When the Color dialog
displays, click on a color to select it and close the dialog.
• Line: Specify a line style for the ellipse border by clicking the No Line, Solid Line, or Dashed Line button.
• Color: Specify the ellipse borderline color by clicking the Color button to open the Color dialog. Click the
color to select it, then close the dialog.
• Weight: Specify a line width for the ellipse border by typing a number representing the line width (in pixels)
into the text box provided.
ADDING AN IMAGE TO A SCREEN
To add an image to a screen, copy it to the clipboard and then paste it directly into the Screen worksheet.
This task assumes that you have a Screen worksheet open for editing.
Tip: Please note that using this method to add an image to the screen will embed the image data in
the Screen worksheet file. If you want to link to an external image file, so that you can change the
image during project runtime, use a Linked Picture screen object instead.
1. Open the desired image in an appropriate image editing application, such as Microsoft Paint.
2. Select part or all of the image, either by using the Select tool or by pressing Ctrl-A.
3. Copy the image selection to the clipboard, either by using the Copy tool or by pressing Ctrl-C.
4. Switch to the IWS development application.
5. On the Home tab of the ribbon, in the Clipboard group, click Paste, or press Ctrl-V.
The image selection is added to the worksheet as a Bitmap screen object.
6. Double-click the screen object.
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