Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 291)

17–21 Formatting Objects and Text
Publication 2711-6.0
Setting Foreground/Background Colors
On color and grayscale terminals, you can set the foreground and
background colors of an inner graphic from the Format menu or the
color palette. The background is the area containing the graphic.
On color terminals, the initial default is a blue background and a
white foreground. On grayscale terminals, the initial default is a
black background and a white foreground.
You can adjust the foreground/background colors of monochrome
bitmaps, not color bitmaps.
To set the foreground/background colors of a graphic:
1. Select the object.
2. If the object is a multistate object, select a state.
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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 Graphic tool on the tool bar.
Or choose Inner Graphic from the Format menu.
4. To change the foreground color:
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Click a color on the top row of the color palette.
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Or choose a color from the Format " Foreground Color menu.
5. To change the background color:
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Click a color on the bottom row of the color palette.
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Or choose a color from the Format " Background Color menu.
The background color changes to the selected color.
6. Click the Inner Graphic tool to exit Inner Graphic mode.
If you want the background of the graphic to blend in with the
background of the object, set the background colors for the object
and graphic to the same color.
For multistate objects, you can select foreground/background colors
for a graphic from the State tab of the object’s dialog.
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