Convert objects to icons – Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide User Manual

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You may select to display an icon when you are creating the object by
selecting the Display as Icon check box in the Insert Object dialog box.

Later, you can switch between an icon and a graphic representation of the
object, as described below. If you have made the graphic representation
other than a square shape, the icon may be distorted.

Convert Objects to Icons

To convert objects to icons:

1. Open the display.

2. In Build mode, click the object you want to change.

3. Click Edit > Object > Convert. The Convert dialog box appears.

4. Select Display As Icon.

5. Click OK. The object switches from a graphic to an icon.

To switch from an icon to a graphic, clear the Display as Icon check

box.

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