Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Historian SE ProcessBook 3.2 User Guide - Manual (Page 96)

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FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook User Guide
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You can use the drawing tools to:
 Create ellipses, polygons, rectangles, arcs, lines, and polylines.
 Add dynamic elements such as values, bars, trends, buttons, and
graphic files.
 Add ActiveX controls.
The Drawing toolbar contains a set of buttons used for creating drawings
and the Draw menu contains the corresponding commands.
To use the drawing tools, click the appropriate button.
When you draw a line or other shape, the tool uses the current formatting
attribute (page 81) preferences.
Each of these objects is considered a symbol by FactoryTalk Historian
ProcessBook. In Build mode, when you select a symbol by clicking it with
your mouse, you see small squares around the bounding rectangle of the
symbol. These are called selection handles and allow you to resize the
symbol. For arcs, polygons, and polylines, there are also reshaping handles
at the intersection of the line segments.
Each symbol has a name, reflecting the order in which it was added to the
display, such as Rectangle1, Rectangle2, etc.
In Build mode (or VBA Design mode), an identifying ToolTip (page 87)
appears whenever your mouse hovers over a symbol.
If you are drawing multiple objects, press the CTRL key while selecting the
drawing tool. This lets you continue to work with that tool until you select a
different tool.
Organizing Symbols
FactoryTalk Historian ProcessBook provides several tools to help you
organize your drawings. These tools include a drawing grid, flip and rotate
capabilities, and the ability to change the order in which objects overlap