Create a popup

Create a popup to superimpose a window on top of an open screen on the HMI device. A popup can show additional information for the screen or a prompt to perform a task. A
View Designer
 project for a PanelView 5310 can contain no more than a total of 100 screens and popups. A
View Designer
 project for a PanelView 5510 can contain no more than a total of 500 screens and popups. Projects must have a minimum of one screen.
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Shortcuts and predefined screens do not count towards the number of screens and popups used.
Popups exist in the
User-Defined Screen
s folder of the
Project Explorer
. Default popups that open from the
Settings
screen on the HMI device exist in the
Predefined Screens
 folder of the Project Explorer. Popups do not exist in the
Navigation Menu
 folder because popups cannot appear as items in the
Navigation menu
 on the HMI device. A popup opens on the HMI device using an event configured with an Open Popup command.
To create a popup
  1. In the
    Project Explorer
    , right-click the
    User-Defined Screens
     folder.
  2. Select
    New Popup
    . A popup named Popup_001 or increment number is added to the folder. Popup names must be unique and are case insensitive. For example, Popup_001 and popup_001 are considered identical names.
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    Tips:
    • Add graphic elements, events, and animation to the popup like any other screen.
    • Create user-defined properties for a popup like any other screen. On the HMI device, user-defined properties pass a tag to the popup through a Navigation event such as Popup Open.
    • Popups do not support alarm tables. Do not add an alarm table to a popup. Add an alarm table to a screen only.
    • Size the popup and its elements so that all of the content on the popup appears on the HMI device.
    • Adding elements does not resize the popup.
    • Popups do not contain scroll bars.
    • Elements placed off the edge of the popup appear clipped on the HMI device.
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