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• Current Time Clock: Displays the current time in a Dashboard. Useful when in full screen
mode which hides the Windows taskbar.
• Circle: Used to draw a circle.
• Tray: Used to create groups of gadgets.
• Picture Box: Used to insert a picture.
• Rectangle: Used to draw a rectangle.
• Smart Text Label: Used to display text based on the item the Smart Text Label is linked with.
• Text Label: Used to display text.
All of the other items found in the Toolbox are described in the section ‘ Working with Gauges’ .
Design Grid
The design grid represents what is going to be viewed by users using iMonitor Express Viewer.
Gadgets and/or Gauges can be added to the design grid by dragging and dropping them. You can
also perform common functions such as cut, copy, paste, and Delete by selecting any item on the
design grid and right clicking as shown below.
Figure 86
Also as shown in Figure 86 you can set gauge data sources which are a link to the point in your
manufacturing that you want the gauge to display data for. i.e. Motor, Function, Workstation etc…
You can also select more than one gauge at a time allowing you to cut, copy, paste, and delete, as
well as change data source properties. This is convenient when you have created a dashboard for a
single line and want to duplicate it to additional lines.
Also notice that at the top of the design grid there are tabs. You can work on more than one
dashboard at a time. The tab will either contain Dashboard # which is the default for a new
dashboard, or the saved name of a dashboard if you have opened one you previously created.
Properties
Each gadget/gauge has its own properties. A lot of the properties are similar between gadgets and
gauges. You can make changes to more than one gadget or gauge at a time but only properties that