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