Work with PDF documents
Display a PDF document on an HMI device to view documentation, operating procedures, and machine setup. Each screen or popup can display up to two PDF documents. Add a PDF document to the project in the
Assets > Documents
folder of the Project Explorer
. Then display the PDF document on a screen or popup using either a:- PDF Viewer Add-On Graphic.A PDF Viewer Add-On Graphic is pre-configured with buttons that have event commands to display, navigate, and zoom the referenced PDF document on the HMI device. A PDF Viewer Add-On Graphic requires no further customization.
- PDF graphic element.A PDF graphic element has touch support for navigating and panning pages within the referenced PDF document. A PDF graphic element has no pre-configured buttons to navigate or zoom the PDF document.Customize a PDF graphic element to add buttons and event commands to navigate and zoom the PDF document on the HMI device.
Adding a PDF document from the
Project Explorer
lists PDF Viewer Add-On Graphics and PDF graphic elements to display the PDF document on the HMI device. Change values in the DocumentName, CurrentPage, and Zoom properties of the PDF graphic element or PDF Viewer Add-On Graphic to specify the PDF document, the initial page that opens, and the initial zoom setting on the HMI device.
TIP:
Tips:
- To have bookmarks appear in the PDF document on the HMI device, create bookmarks for the PDF document prior to adding the document inView Designer.
- PDF files that contain complex drawings take longer to render. For example, if a PDF document contains an image comprised of individual shapes such as lines, circles, and rectangles, that image takes longer to render than a drawing that is a single image.
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