Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 310)

18–10 Using the Text Editor
Publication 2711-6.0
To move a text string to a specific location:
1. Select the row number of the text string you want to move.
2. Choose Move Text Item To: from the popup menu.
A dialog opens prompting you to enter the row number where
you want to move the text. The dialog shows the range of row
numbers before and after the selected text.
3. In the Row Number box, type a number.
The selected text is moved to the specified location and the rest of
the rows are renumbered.
Text stored in the Text Editor can be copied to:
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objects
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print only message objects
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alarm messages
You can reuse the same text multiple times in an application. Only
one copy of the text is stored regardless of the number of links to it.
You can access the Text Editor from the:
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Format bar while in Inner Text mode
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Alarm tab of the Alarm Editor
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State tab of a multistate or list object’s dialog
To copy text into an object while in Inner Text mode:
1. Select the object in which you want to copy the text.
2. Click the Inner Text tool on the tool bar.
Or choose Inner Text from the Format menu.
3. For multistate objects, select the state in which you want to copy
the text.
4. Click the Use Existing Text tool on the Format bar.
Or choose Use Existing Text from the Edit menu.
The Use Existing Text dialog opens in Read Only mode.
5. From the dialog, select the row number of the text you want to
copy.
Use the Sort By or Filter options to help you locate text.
6. Click the Apply button.
The object text is replaced with the selected text and the Use
Existing Text dialog closes.
Copying Text into Objects