Dialogs – Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL User Manual
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MessageBuilder Basics
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MessageBuilder software uses dialogs to request information it needs
to carry out a command. After you supply the requested information,
select a command button to confirm or cancel the command.
Dialogs also display additional information and warnings, or explain
why a requested task could not be accomplished.
An ellipsis (...) after a dialog command means another dialog will
open when you choose that command.
Some dialogs provide different sets of options, each on a separate
tab. Select the tab to work with a specific set of options.
A sample dialog:
Spin Control
Tab
Command Button
List Box
Radio Button
Check Box
To move around a dialog:
•
move the mouse pointer to a field and click the left mouse button
•
or press
TAB
to move forward through fields and
SHIFT+TAB
to
move backward through fields. Use the arrow keys to select a
radio button
•
or press the
ALT
key and the underlined letter of a field name
simultaneously. For example, to move to the Return Message
Number check box, press
ALT
+R
.
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