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Creating and Editing Graphic Objects
SECTION 4 Objects
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4-3
Creating and Editing Graphic Objects
For details on re-sizing the graphic objects described in the following
paragraphs, refer to chapter 3, Editing Objects.
4-3-1
Arc
Arcs may be transparent or filled with a colour or pattern. To insert an Arc,
select the
button from the
Graphic Object
bar. Click or click and drag on
the page.
To edit the arc, obtain the red grab handles. Click and drag to change the
angle subtended by the arc. To finish editing, click elsewhere on the page or
press <Esc>.
4-3-2
Block Text
To insert block text, click the
button, and then click the page. Stretch the
text object to resize it. Standard text tools and the keyboard (e.g. bold, italic,
left-justify) can be used, and their effect applies to the whole content of the
object.
To edit block text, double click on it. A Text-Editing dialog box opens. The text
can then be changed, as can the word-wrap and border options. Standard
Windows cut, copy and paste facilities can be used.
4-3-3
Ellipse
Ellipses may be transparent or filled with a colour or pattern. To create a filled
ellipse, click the
button.
To create a transparent ellipse, click the
button. Alternatively, select a filled
ellipse and click the Transparency.
Either click the page to create a circle, or click and drag to create an ellipse.
Ellipses cannot be edited but can be re-sized.
4-3-4
Line
To insert a line, click the
button. Click and drag on the page to draw a line
of the required length.
To edit the line, obtain the red grab handles. Click and drag to change the line.
To finish editing click elsewhere on the page or press <Esc>.
4-3-5
Polygon
Polygons may be transparent or filled with a colour or pattern. To create a
polygon, click the
button. click the page to draw vertices. To finish creating
the polygon either click the right mouse button, press <Esc> or double click
the left mouse button.
To edit the polygon obtain the red grab handles. Click on an edge to add a
vertex or click and drag a vertex to move it.
To finish editing, either click elsewhere on the page or press <Esc>.
Note:
The shortcut keyboard combinations for Cut, Copy and Paste operations are
valid within Wizards. Highlight part or all of a field and type <Ctrl>+X to cut the
text or <Ctrl>+C to copy the text; move the cursor to the desired field and type
<Ctrl>+V to paste the text. Since the cut and copy operations store the
information in the Windows Clipboard, they may be pasted to another Wizard,
dialog box or application.
Summary of Contents for CX-Supervisor
Page 1: ...CX Supervisor Software Cat No W10E EN 01 User Manual Software Release 3 1...
Page 3: ...Copyright Notice 2...
Page 16: ...15...
Page 17: ...16...
Page 27: ...Tip of the Day SECTION 1 Graphics Editor 26...
Page 35: ...CX Supervisor Preferences SECTION 2 Pages 34...
Page 79: ...Responding to Events SECTION 5 ActiveX Objects 78...
Page 115: ...Printing the Graphics Library SECTION 7 Graphics Library 114...
Page 181: ...Data Logging SECTION 11 Data Logging 180...
Page 201: ...Examples SECTION 12 Databases 200...
Page 243: ...Performance Monitor SECTION 16 Application Analysis Performance Monitor 242...
Page 253: ...Using with Omron s CX Server OPC SECTION 17 Using CX Supervisor as an OPC Cli 252...
Page 259: ...Creating a CX Supervisor Client application SECTION 18 Connecting to a remote CX 258...
Page 263: ...Adding a Point Linked to a Parameter SECTION 19 Connecting to Omron Industrial 262...
Page 271: ...Data Logging SECTION 20 Best Practices 270...
Page 275: ...Configuring a Server PC running Windows NT or 2000 Appendix A Configuring a PC 274...
Page 277: ...Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions 276...
Page 296: ...Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions 295...
Page 297: ...Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions 296...
Page 298: ...Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions 297...
Page 299: ...Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions 298...
Page 333: ...Revision history 332...