Opening the text editor – Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual User Manual

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Using the Text Editor

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The Text Editor contains a list of all text defined for the application
including object text, background text, and alarm messages. Use the
Text Editor to:

enter new text (with embedded variables)

edit text

delete unused text

copy text into objects

renumber text

filter and sort text

print application text

To open the Text Editor:

Choose Text Editor from the Application menu.

Many text operations are performed
clicking a row number and choosing
a command from this menu.

Row

Cell

The Text Editor uses a spreadsheet to simplify text editing
operations. Each row identifies the following fields for a text string:

Text Field

Description

Text ID

Specifies a unique number for a text string.

Count

Specifies how many times the text string is used in the application. A
count of 0 means the string is not used. This is a read only field.

Type

Specifies whether the text is used in an object or as an alarm
message. This is a read only field.

Text

Defines a text string with or without embedded variables (time, date,
or numeric variable).

Opening the Text Editor

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