Rockwell Automation 5370-CMPK Color CVIM Module MATH-PAK User Manual

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Chapter 4

Defining Formulas

4–40

To use the

Copy

and

Paste

features, follow this general procedure:

Select the source formula – Pick the

Next

or

Previous

box, or use the

Jump

box, to set the formula number to the formula you wish to copy.

Pick the

Copy

box. This marks the current formula selection as the

source. The

Paste

box will then designate the number of the source.

Select the destination – Pick the

Next

or

Previous

box, or use the

Jump

box, to set the number to the destination – the formula which will receive
contents from the source.

Pick the

Paste

box. The formula contents are automatically copied from

the previously selected source formula to the currently selected
destination formula.

Figure 4.21 Copying a formula

Copy / Paste boxes

Previous / Next boxes

Note these additional considerations regarding the

Copy/Paste

features:

Previous contents overwritten: When you copy the contents of the source
formula into the destination formula, the previous contents of the destination,
if any, are overwritten.

Source formula remains selected: The source formula selection remains as
selected until a different source formula is selected. This means that you can
copy the source formula contents to a number of different formulas.

Copied formula contents pasted: When you pick the

Paste

box, the

copied contents of the selected source are pasted. For example, suppose that
you select formula 1 and pick the

Copy

box, then change some of the

contents of formula 1 before picking the

Paste

box. When you do pick the

Paste

box, the copied former version, not the current version, of formula 1

would be pasted to the destination formula.

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