Trigger action to interact with a screen

Trigger actions manually when pressing or releasing a configured HMI device screen, popup, graphic element, button, or a key on the HMI device keypad or an external keyboard. A graphic element transitioning into or out of a state may trigger an event automatically. Items can only trigger actions when configured to do so in
Studio 5000
View Designer
. To identify configured events, contact the HMI Designer.
To trigger action to interact with a screen
  • Press or release a configured screen, popup, graphic element, or button on the screen. If keys are configured to trigger an action, press or release a configured key or key combination on an external keyboard.
    Depending on the configuration of an event in
    Studio 5000
    View Designer
    , focus may not be required for the event to trigger. For example, an event may occur even if the graphic element does not have focus when the event triggers. A
    Key Press
    or
    Key Release
    event that does not require focus triggers when pressing or releasing the key, regardless of where focus is on the screen. If the graphic element requires focus to perform a configured event, press
    Tab
     to highlight the graphic element. The graphic element appears highlighted in blue.
    TIP:
    Tips:
    • The configuration of a
      Touch Release
       event may always perform a command. The event occurs even when sliding a finger off the graphic element before releasing the graphic element, when the graphic element becomes disabled or invisible, or when screen navigation opens a different screen. A
      Touch Release
      event for a graphic element that is a momentary push button may always release to start a conveyor belt when pressed, and stop a conveyor belt when released.
    • For graphic elements configured to behave as a button, the button behavior may trigger when pressing a key. Touching graphic elements configured to behave as a button still triggers the action. If a graphic element has only a
      Key Press
       event, no event triggers when touching the graphic element.
    • L1
       through
      L10
       on an HMI device keypad correspond with
      Shift+F1
       through
      Shift+F10
       on an external keyboard.
    • R1
       through
      R10
       on an HMI device keypad correspond with
      Ctrl+F1
       through
      Ctrl+F10
       on an external keyboard.
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