Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 315)

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Resize displays
The project window size is used for all Replace displays. If you change the project
window size after you have designed any graphic displays, you have the option of scaling
graphic displays.
If you choose to scale graphic displays, all Replace and On Top displays are resized and
the objects in them are scaled to fit the new size. You can also specify whether to scale the
font size and border size of the graphic objects, and the size of graphic images in the
Images folder.
If you choose not to scale displays when you change the project window size, Replace
displays are resized, but any objects in the displays remain the same size and in the same
position as before. On Top displays are not resized.
For information about specifying the project window size, see page 4-11.
Change the display area while working
You can change the display area of a display while you’re working on it by dragging the
border of the display area. For example, you might want to make the display area smaller
so you can see parts of two displays in order to drag and drop objects between them.
Changing the display area in this manner does not change the display size for Replace
displays. For On Top displays that are sized with the “Use Current Size” option, dragging
the border does resize the display.
Another way to arrange multiple displays while working on them is to use the options on
the Windows menu. For example, Tile Horizontal arranges all the open displays with as
much of the top part of each display showing as possible.
Create a background for your display
You can create a background for your graphic display by converting graphic objects to
wallpaper. When objects are converted to wallpaper, they are locked into position and
become an unchanging background for the other objects in the display.
Convert objects that do not need to be animated or updated with tag values can
significantly improve the run-time performance of a graphic display.
Objects that have been converted to wallpaper cannot be selected or edited until you
unlock the wallpaper. Also, animations attached to the wallpaper objects are not in effect.
However, animations are restored when you unlock the wallpaper.
Similarly, any tags or expressions assigned to an object become inactive when the object
is converted to wallpaper. Connections are restored if you unlock the wallpaper.
To manage a number of objects easily, group the objects, and then convert the group to
wallpaper.