Set up goto display buttons, Set up goto display buttons -35 – Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide User Manual

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Set up graphic objects

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In the General tab, specify what the button looks like at run time, whether the
operator can navigate to the button using the keys on the keyboard or keypad, and
whether the operator can press the button to give it focus.

In the Label tab, specify what text or image to show on the button.

The same text will appear as a caption on the pop-up that appears when the button
is pressed at run time.

In the String tab, specify the pop-up to open and the number of characters to
accept.

In the Timing tab, set up the timing and handshake settings for the Enter key. For
information about using Enter key handshaking, see page 21-12.

In the Common tab, specify the button’s spacial properties, name, and visibility.

In the Connections tab, specify the tags or expression with which the button
exchanges data. For information about assigning tags and expressions, see
page 20-36.

For details about the options in the tabs, see Help.

3. When you are finished, click OK.

Set up Goto display buttons

Use the Goto display button to open a graphic display. You can create as many Goto
display buttons as you need, but each button opens a single display only.

For more information about using Goto display buttons, see page 13-4.

To set up a Goto display button

1. Double-click the Goto display button.

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