Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 125)

7–4 Creating Messages
Publication 2706-817
To select a message using the Find command:
1. Press CTRL + F to open the Find Message dialog box.
Or select the Find command in the Edit menu.
2. Under Search select Up or Down for the direction of search.
3. To specify the type of search, select one of the options under the
Search For command. The Find ... box changes its title to suit
the option.
4. Enter text or a value in the Find ... box as follows:
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Text – in the Find Text box, type a text string, which can be any
part of a message’s text. Include spaces and punctuation.
Variables and graphics cannot be part of the search.
Note: The Match Case option is active only when Text is
selected. Select it if capitalization is important in the search
string; otherwise Search is not case-sensitive.
•
Message Number – in the Find Message Number spin control:
– type the message number
– use the spin control to display the desired number.
•
Bit Trigger Bit – in the Find Bit Trigger Bit spin control:
– type the number of the bit trigger for the message
– use the spin control to display the desired number.
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Topic – in the Find Topic list box, select the list box and
highlight the correct topic.
Note: Search For Topic locates messages scattered through the
application. If you want to edit all messages assigned to a topic,
they can be brought together in the Message List by Sorting.