Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 283)

17–13 Formatting Objects and Text
Publication 2711-6.0
Inserting Time or Date
You can insert time or date in an object or within the text of an
object. The format of the time or date is adjusted from the Terminal
Setup dialog. The time displays in 12 hour or 24 hour format. The
date can display in various forms of MM/DD/YY.
The time or date format is downloaded with the application to the
PanelView terminal. When the application is running, the terminal
displays the actual time or date.
To insert the time or date in an object or text string:
1. Select the object.
2. For a multistate object, select the state in which you want to insert
the time or date.
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From the tool bar, select a state from the State box.
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Or choose Next State or Previous State from the Format menu.
3. Click the Inner Text tool on the tool bar.
Or choose Inner Text from the Format menu.
The Format bar shows the current text.
4. Click where you want to insert the time or date or use the arrow
keys to position the insertion point.
To display only the time or date, delete the text first by dragging
the pointer over the text to highlight it, then press
BACKSPACE or
DELETE .
5. Click the Embedded Variable tool on the Format bar and choose
Time or Date from the popup menu.
Or choose Time or Date from the Format " Embedded Variable
menu.
The time /*T*/ or date /*D*/ placeholder is inserted in the text box
and the time or date format is inserted in the object.
6. Resize the object, if necessary, to fit all the text.
7. Click the Inner Text tool to exit inner text mode.
For multistate objects, you can add a time or date variable to the text
of a specific state from the State tab of the Object’s dialog.
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