Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 375)

20 • Use graphic objects
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 Graphic displays that are opened using a Goto display button.
 Graphic displays that are opened using a display list selector.
 The graphic display that opens when the logout button is pressed to log the logged-on
user out.
 The graphic display specified in the Project Settings Runtime tab when auto logout is
enabled.
 Graphic displays that are opened using the Remote Display Number global
connection.
Use parameter files or parameter lists to specify which tags or folders to substitute for
which placeholders. For global objects, you can specify the tags or folders of tags using
global object parameters. For more information about using parameter files, parameter
lists, and global object parameters, see Chapter 25.
Create tag placeholders
A tag placeholder is the cross-hatch character (#) followed by a number from 1 to 500.
The tag placeholder can replace any part of a tag name, including folder names. For
example, you could create a parameter file specifying that the tag placeholder
#1=Folder1. You could assign the folder and a tag name to a graphic object’s connection:
#1\Tag1.
You can assign tag placeholders in:
 The Connections tab of an object’s Properties dialog box.
 The Connections tab of the Property Panel.
 The Expression box in the Animation dialog box.
 Anywhere that you can insert an embedded variable. For information about embedded
variables, see Chapter 24.
To create a tag placeholder
 Type the cross-hatch character followed by a number (no space in between). For
example, #1.
Perform basic operations on objects
Once you have drawn an object, you can select the object and work with it. You can:
 Move objects.
 Copy objects.