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IWS Development EnvironmentIWS Training GuideSymbol LibrarySymbols are reusable objects (or groups of Objects) that you can store in a Library for reuse. IWS provides anextensive Symbol Library for your use. You can use the Symbol(s) in an application, edit the existing Symbols tocreate new Symbols, create you own Symbols, or add Symbols from a 3 rd party library of Symbols.There are several ways to access the IWS Symbol Library. The most common method is to click the OpenLibrary icon in the Standard Toolbar (located just below the Main Menu Bar). The same icon is also locatedin the Graphics Workspace. Clicking (left mouse click) on either will open the Symbol Library.By selecting View Library in the Main Menu Bar (or pressing Ctrl A), you can also open the SymbolLibrary.IWS Version 6.1 SP2 organizes the Symbol Library differently than previous versions. First, you have a folder ofSystem Symbols (what comes with IWS 6.1 SP2) and a folder of Application Symbols for any Symbols you create foryour application.The System Symbols are organized by type,similar to previous version of IWS. However,many of these Symbols have a different lookthan Symbols in previous version of IWS. Byclicking on any folder (sub-directory) of theSystem Symbols, you will be able to see all ofthe Symbols in the folder.By clicking (selecting) one of the Symbols afolder, you can then open the applicationScreen you want to place the Symbol on.Position your mouse on the application Screenand click the left mouse button again.Notice that even Symbols that look similar toprevious versions of IWS may not be the same.That is because the many of the new Symbolsare Linked Symbols. Support for LinkedSymbols was added with IWS Version 6.1 SP1but the Symbol Library was revised for SP2.Linked Symbols are a significant upgrade to theprevious IWS Symbol Library. The major benefitof a Linked Symbol is that if you change the Symbol in the Symbol Library, those changes are automatically replicatedeverywhere you use the Linked Symbol, in every application Screen. However, unlike the old Symbol Library, LinkedSymbols cannot be rotated. To rotate a Linked Symbol, you need to unlink the Symbol, ungroup the Symbol (ifnecessary), then rotate the component(s). Then, you can regroup and re-link the Symbol.Notes:• The Symbol Library for IWS Version 6.1 SP2 is new and updated. Many Symbols now use a more moderncolor scheme and most Symbols are Linked Symbols.• Changes to Linked Symbols are easily replicated throughout the IWS application.InduSoft Web Studio 5–11