At a Glance

Clicking Tools > Customize displays the Edit toolbar described above. Each icon (tool) corresponds to an action concerning one or several objects in the graphical editor.

The figure below presents the tools available via the editor toolbar.

Drawing tools for standard objects

The available tools are as follows:

They are used to complete the operations below:

Number

Description

1

Select one or more objects

2

Create a line

3

Create a rectangle

4

Create an ellipse

5

Create a curve

6

Create a closed polygon

7

Create texts

8

Incorporation of an image

9

Create an inter-screen browser button

Design tools for command objects

The available tools are as follows:

They are used to complete the operations below:

Number

Description

1

Create an input zone

2

Create a button

3

Create a check box

4

Create a counter

5

Create a cursor

6

Create an explicit exchange button

Positioning tools for a group of objects

The available tools are as follows:

They are used to complete the operations below:

Number

Description

1

Flip Vertical

2

Flip Horizontal

3

Left alignment

4

Right alignment

5

Upper alignment

6

Lower alignment

7

Grouping of objects

8

Ungrouping of objects

9

Placing in the foreground

10

Placing in the background

Object properties

The proposed tool is the following. It is used to access the properties of an object.

Screen driving tools

The available tools are as follows:

They are used to complete the operations below:

Number

Description

1

Driving via the PLC. This service may also be accessed via a keyboard shortcut F2.

2

Driving via the operator. This service may also be accessed via a keyboard shortcut F3.

Access tools to the animated objects

The available tools are as follows:

They are used to complete the operations below:

Number

Description

1

Selects the next animated object. This service may also be accessed via a keyboard shortcut F4.

2

Selects the previous animated object. This service may also be accessed via a keyboard shortcut F5.

3

Initialization of an animation table. This service may also be accessed via a keyboard shortcut CTRL+T.

4

Creates a list of cross-references for variables associated with objects selected. This service may also be accessed via a keyboard shortcut CTRL+U.

5

Authorizes the user to modify the variables in the PLC from the command items. This service may also be accessed via a keyboard shortcut F7.