Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 14)

Preface P–2
Publication 2711-6.0
This manual is organized as follows:
Chapter Title Description
Preface Describes the purpose and contents of the manual, the intended audience and
conventions used.
1 Overview of PanelBuilder Describes PanelBuilder and product features.
2 Installation Tells how to install PanelBuilder on a personal computer.
3 Planning an Application Gives guidelines for planning an application. Also describes worksheets for
application planning.
4 Communications Overview Gives an overview of DH-485, DH+, and Remote I/O communications.
5 PanelBuilder Basics Covers some basics on using PanelBuilder.
6 Working with
Application Files and Screens
Shows how to open, close and save application files and screens. Also tells how to
exit PanelBuilder.
7 Working with Objects Describes how to access, create and edit objects. Also describes basic operations
such as how to select, size, move, group and zoom objects.
8 Creating Push Buttons Shows how to create and configure momentary, maintained, latched and multistate
push button controls.
9 Creating Control
List Selectors
Shows how to create and configure standard and piloted control lists.
10 Creating
Data Entry Controls
Shows how to create objects that open a scratchpad for numeric or ASCII data
entry.
11 Creating Screen Selectors Shows how to create screen selectors for navigating between screens in an
application. Screen selectors include goto/goto config screen/return screen buttons
and a screen list.
12 Creating Bar Graphs,
Indicators and Numeric Displays
Shows how to create and configure multistate indicators, list indicators, bar graphs
and numeric data displays.
13 Creating Message Displays Shows how to create message displays and print only message devices which
present status information or instructions to the operator.
14 Using Global Objects Tells how to flag an object for global use and access global objects.
15 Creating Alarms Describes alarm components (Alarm Banner display, Alarm buttons, Alarm List,
global alarm parameters, alarm and trigger definitions) and how to use those
components to trigger alarm conditions.
16 Adding Graphics Shows how to add lines, shapes, ISA symbols and background text to screens.
Also shows how to import bitmap graphics from other programs such as
Paintbrush.
17 Formatting Objects and Text Shows how to use formatting options to change the visual appearance of objects
and text, including how to add inner text/graphics to objects.
18 Using the Text Editor Describes how to use the application Text Editor to create, edit, sort, filter and print
application text, as well as how to reuse text.
19 Working with Tags Shows how to use the tag editor to enter/edit
tag information, print tags, and import/export tags.
20 Terminal and Communication
Setup
Tells how to set operating and runtime communication parameters for the
PanelView terminal and how to convert applications from one terminal type to
another.
21 Managing Projects Tells how to link a project to an application and how to copy, rename, delete
projects or devices in projects.
22 Multi-Lingual Support Shows how to use the FontTool utility to create and use font files (in specific
languages) for PanelBuilder applications.
23 Validating and
Transferring Applications
Describes how to validate and transfer a PanelBuilder application between a
personal computer and a PanelView terminal, PCMCIA memory card or disk file.
24 Creating Reports Tells how to create and print application reports.
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