Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 305)

18–5 Using the Text Editor
Publication 2711-6.0
You can insert a time, date or numeric variable within a text string.
The variables are downloaded to the terminal with the application.
To insert a time, date, numeric, ASCII variable in a text string:
1. Locate the text in which you want to insert a variable.
2. Double-click the Text field.
3. Position the cursor where you want to insert the variable.
4. From the popup menu, choose Embedded Variable " Time, Date,
Variable (for Numeric), or ASCII.
For the Time and Date variable, a placeholder is inserted in the
message (/*T*/ for time, /*D*/ for date). The format of the time and
date is set in the Terminal Setup dialog.
A dialog opens when Variable (p. 17–14) or ASCII ( p. 17–17)
is selected. The dialog defines the format of the variable in the
text string. When you exit this dialog, a placeholder is inserted
within the text with embedded formatting details.
To edit a numeric or ASCII variable:
1. Double-click the Text field containing the variable.
2. Click the numeric /*V:12 NOFILL FIX:0*/ or ASCII /*A:12* / variable.
3. From the popup menu, choose Embedded Variable " Edit Variable.
4. Edit the settings in the Variable dialog.
5. When done, click OK to exit dialog.
The placeholder is updated with the new format.
To delete a variable:
Click on the placeholder and choose Cut from the popup menu, or
press
BACKSPACE or DELETE .
Inserting Variables in Text