Add an ActiveX control to a graphic display

You may need to add an ActiveX control to a graphic display.
To add an ActiveX control to a graphic display
  1. In
    FactoryTalk View Studio
    , select
    Objects > ActiveX Control
     or drag ActiveX Control from the toolbox.
  2. On the graphic display, drag the ActiveX tool to draw a rectangle the size you want the object to be.
  3. In the
    Insert an ActiveX Control
     dialog box, select the object you want to add and click
    OK
    .
    The object is placed on the display. Depending on how the third party implemented the object, it might be a different size than the rectangle you drew.
  4. To specify the object’s properties and assign tags or expressions to its connections, do one of the following:
    • Right-click the object, and then select
      Properties
      to open the object’s
      Properties
      dialog box.
      Depending on how the third party implemented the object, it might not have a
      Properties
       dialog box. If the
      Properties
       menu item is not available, use the next method.
    • Right-click the object and select
      Property Panel
      .
  5. In the
    Properties
     dialog box or
    Properties
    tab of the
    Property Panel
    , specify the object’s properties.
  6. (Optional) Set up the properties on the
    Common
    tab.
  7. On the
    Connections
    tab, assign tags or expressions to the object’s connections.
  8. Click
    OK
    to close the
    Properties
     dialog box, or click
    Close
    to close the
    Property Panel
    .
TIP:
  • If an ActiveX control you have installed does not appear in the
    Insert an ActiveX Control
    dialog box, the object might not be registered. Register the control using the
    Insert an ActiveX Control
    dialog box before you can add it to a graphic display.
  • To define the properties for an ActiveX control, you can double-click the object to open its
    Properties
    dialog box or right-click the object and select
    Property Panel
     to make the changes.
  • You can attach visibility animation to an ActiveX control by assigning a tag or expression to the object in the
    Animation
     dialog box.
  • Configure your video adapter to show more than 256 colors to make sure that the colors of the ActiveX controls appear the same as in the original.
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