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8.

To add a bitmap image for use as the page background, click the
Background Bitmap... option on the Pages flyout menu.

The Background Bitmap dialog is displayed. This allows you to use
your company logo or some suitable map or scene as a background to
identify the page.

9.

Click the Background bitmap check box to enable further bitmap
options.

10.

Use the Browse... option to locate a suitable bitmap.

11.

Click the Position option to determine how the bitmap will be
placed on the page from the following options:

Centre

Centres the bitmap at its imported size,

Tile

Tiles a small bitmap to fill the window,

Top Left

Locates the bitmap at its imported size,

Stretch

Stretches the bitmap to fit the window.

12.

Make a choice and click OK.

5.3.3

Adding Real-Time Display Items

Normally when software and measuring system are ordered and delivered
together, the required real time items are specified by the configuration file
loaded when Online Pro was started for the first time. However, if you want to
add

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to the display items, there are two ways to do so.

Use the View menu and select the Pages/Add Display Item... or

right click in the page and select Add... from the context menu. Both methods
display the Add Display Item? dialog so you can select the type of display item
required from the following options.

Text,
Date,
Time,
Value,
Bitmap,
Multi-State,
Overlay,
Windrose,
Graph,
Realtime Windrose,
Realtime Dustrose.

A specific Properties dialog for each selected type of item will be displayed,
allowing you to define the appearance of the item and fill in the relevant details.

Display items can be re-sized by dragging their borders, and can be

moved by dragging the main area. The background colour, text font, size and
colour can be specified for each item via a Basic properties page.

To copy or delete a display item, right click on the item and select

either Copy or Delete... from the displayed context menu. To edit a display
item’s properties after it has been created select Properties... from the context
menu. Use these methods to load, edit and delete the items described in the
following sections.

Text

This provides a means of displaying a fixed text on your
document page, suitable for identification.

Online Pro Software

Note 5:

Display items cannot be added while in Real Time mode

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