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Graphic objects and drawing elements

The
Objects
menu in the Graphics
editor provides the graphic objects and drawing elements that you use to create visual representations of processes and activity in a plant.

Graphic objects are of three types:

Simple drawing objects -
The objects on the
Drawing
submenu are simple drawing elements that require no setup. These include geometric and freehand shapes, text, and images. You can combine these to create more complex objects and animate them by attaching a tag or expression.

Objects that require setup -
Other objects need the user to enter specific information about the object's runtime appearance and behavior. These include push buttons, numeric and string input and display objects, indicators, gauges, graphs, keys, and the objects on the Advanced
submenu.

ActiveX objects
- consist of third-party ActiveX controls that can provide functionality such as sliders, check boxes, radio buttons, Web browsers, and so on. The ActiveX objects available to you depend on the software installed on your system.

Graphic objects can be:

Created on a display using the Graphics
editor.

Copied and pasted from a standard graphic display, global object display, library, or another Windows application.

Dragged and dropped from a standard graphic display, global object display, library, or another Windows application.

Copied to the clipboard from another Windows application, then pasted into the graphic display.

Created by another Windows application and inserted into the graphic display using object linking and embedding.

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You can use all the items on the Objects
menu, except ActiveX objects, to create global object displays.

Interactive objects

Create an interactive object

Drawing objects

Create a Momentary push button

Create a Maintained push button

Create a Latched push button

Create a Multistate push button

Create an Interlocked push button

Create a Ramp button

Create a numeric display

Create Numeric Input Enable buttons

Create a numeric input cursor point

Create a string display

Create a String Input Enable button

Create a Goto Display button

Create a Return to Display button

Create a Close Display button

Create a display list selector

Create a multistate indicator

Create a symbol indicator

Create a list indicator

Create a bar graph

Create a linear gauge

How a RecipePlus object works at runtime

Create a Key button

Create a User Management button

Create a control list selector

Create a piloted control list selector

Create a Display Print button

Create a Language Switch button

Create a local message display

Create a Macro button

Create a Shutdown button

Create a Goto Configure Mode button

Create a time and date display

Create an alarm list

Create an alarm status list

Create an alarm banner

Trigger Label Selector

Create an Alarm button

Create an audit trail list

Create an audit trail detail object

Create a Clear Audit Trail button

Create an Information Acknowledge button

Create an information message display

Set up a caption and image for a button

Set up electronic signature properties

Set up common properties

Columns on the Connections tab of a graphic object's Properties dialog box

Copy and paste state properties

Alarm Import Export Wizard

The Alarm Setup editor

Set up diagnostics for development

Set up on-board audit trail

Set up CSV export

About embedded variables

About local messages

About information messages

Options in the Gradient Fill dialog box

Application settings

Name graphic objects

Reshape objects

Duplicate objects

Edit fine details with the keyboard

Assign function keys to objects

Edit grouped objects

Set up common properties (Common tab)

Check an object's different states

Select a pattern style for graphic objects

Change the color of graphic objects

Default colors and styles

Define custom colors

Tag placeholders

Attach animation to graphic objects

Arrange graphic objects

ActiveX control

Create graphic displays

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