Messagebuilder window – Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL User Manual

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MessageBuilder Basics

Publication 2706-817

When you start MessageBuilder software, the MessageBuilder
window opens.

Title Bar

Minimize Button

Maximize Button

Control-menu Box

Menu Bar

Num Lock

Menu

Border

Command

Mouse Pointer

Status Bar

on

Caps Lock

Scroll Lock

off

off

Standard Toolbar

⇐⇒

Arrow to
Resize Window

Feature:

How to use it:

Control-menu Box

Click to open the Control menu.
Or double-click to close the current window.

Title Bar

Drag to move a window.

Menu Bar

Click a name on the menu bar to open the menu and
display its commands.
Or press

ALT +

X, where X is the underlined letter in

the menu name.

Standard Toolbar

Click a tool to carry out a command.
Can be toggled on/off using the View menu.

Command

Click a command to choose it or to carry out its
action.
Or type the underlined letter in the command name.

Status Bar

Shows what the software is doing at the moment.
Can be toggled on/off using the View menu.

Border

Drag to enlarge or shrink the window.

Mouse Pointer

Use to select an item or object.

Minimize Button

Click to reduce the window to an icon.

Maximize Button

Click to enlarge the window to the full size of the
screen.

MessageBuilder Window

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