Creating push buttons, Setting properties of a push button – Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual User Manual

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Creating Push Buttons

Publication 2711-6.0

All push buttons look the same when placed on a screen. On touch
screen terminals, push buttons align with the touch grid even when
it’s not visible.

To create a push button:

1. Choose a push button from the Objects

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Push Buttons submenu.

Or click the appropriate tool in the toolbox.

2. Position the pointer (+) and click the left mouse button to place

the default button size. Or drag the pointer to size the button.

3. To place another button of the same type, move the pointer to a

new location and click again.

4. Click the right mouse button to exit push button mode.

Or click the selection tool on the toolbox.

To set properties of a push button:

1. Double-click the push button object.

Depending on the push button type, some options are dimmed.

Opens
Tag Dialog

2. On the Properties tab, set the operating parameters of the button.

The descriptions that follow define properties of momentary,
maintained and latched push buttons.

Creating Push Buttons

Momentary Maintained

Latched

Multistate

Setting Properties
of a Push Button

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