Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide - Manual (Page 201)

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To draw a polyline:
1. In Build mode, open a display.
2. On the Drawing toolbar, click . The mouse pointer changes to the
Polyline pointer.
3. Click inside the display where you want the starting point of the first
line segment.
4. Drag to the location of the second point to make the first line.
5. Each time you click the mouse button again, a new line is drawn from
the location of the previously plotted point to the current location of
the mouse pointer.
6. To finish the Polyline drawing, double-click. Press ESC to cancel the
line altogether.
Press the Shift key while you draw to create Right Angle Polylines.
Similarly, pressing Shift during editing manipulates a point
orthogonally in relation to the next endpoint.
Graphic Symbol
In FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook you can:
 Include a graphic file from another application, such as Microsoft
Visio or CorelDRAW.
 Use a drawing or picture as the background for your display, then add
symbols to it. This can reduce the amount of time you take to create a
drawing.
 Rotate or flip a picture.