Embed a new file in a display, Windows drag and drop – Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide User Manual

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7. Click OK. The object appears on your display.

Embed a New File in a Display

To embed a new file in a display:

1. Open the display.

2. In Build mode, click Insert > Object. The Insert Object dialog box

appears.

3. Leave Create New selected (the default position).

4. Under Object Type, click the type of object you want to embed.

If you want to display an icon rather than a graphic, select the Display

as Icon check box.

5. Click OK. The object appears on your display.

6. Adjust the size and positioning of the object.

7. Commands for the source application are available on the menus.

Create the contents of the new object and click elsewhere on the
display to return to ProcessBook.

8. Save the display.

Windows Drag and Drop

Use the Windows drag and drop feature to move or copy an object from
another OLE application or display into a ProcessBook display or vice
versa. To move an object, simply drag it. To copy an object, press CTRL
and drag it. FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook must be in Build mode to
successfully have an object dragged or dropped.

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