Create information messages

Use information messages to give the operator prompts about what to do next or information about a process. Use the Information Messages editor to create information messages and specify their trigger values. You can define up to 10,000 messages in each message file.
To create information messages
  1. Double-click the
    Information Messages
     icon.
  3. From the
    File
    menu, select
    Save
     and specify a name for the file.
  4. Click
    Close
    .
    TIP:
    To delete messages
    • Select any cell in the message's row and then press
      Delete
      . Shift-click in a column to select cells for multiple messages.
      The
      Delete Row(s)
       menu item on the
      Edit
      menu does not delete multiple selected rows in certain spreadsheet editors. If you select multiple rows in the
      Information Messages
      ,
      Local Messages
      ,
      Macros
      ,
      and Alarm Setup (Messages tab)
       editors, and then select
      Delete Row(s)
       from the
      Edit
      menu, only one row will be deleted.
      To delete multiple rows, right-click in the editor and select
      Delete Row(s)
      .
    To copy messages
    1. In the
      Message
       column, select one or more messages and then press
      Ctrl+C
      , or right-click and then select
      Copy
      .
    2. In the
      Message
       column, click the cell to paste the first message in, and then press
      Ctrl+V
      , or right-click and then select
      Paste
      .
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