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Chapter 1: Introduction: 28 topics
  1. 1.1Project Development Steps
  2. Using the software
  3. 1.2.1Main Menus
  4. 1.2.1.1File Menu
  5. 1.2.1.2Edit Menu
  6. 1.2.1.3View Menu
  7. 1.2.1.4Screen Menu
  8. 1.2.1.5Draw Menu
  9. 1.2.1.6Object Menu
  10. 1.2.1.7Project Menu
  11. 1.2.1.8Panel Menu
  12. 1.2.1.9Tools Menu
  13. 1.2.1.10Window Menu
  14. 1.2.1.11Help Sub-menu
  15. Toolbars
  16. 1.2.2.1Standard Toolbar
  17. 1.2.2.2Object Toolbar
  18. 1.2.2.3Draw Toolbar
  19. 1.2.2.4Text Toolbar
  20. 1.2.2.5Edit Toolbar
  21. 1.2.2.6Address Toolbar
  22. 1.2.2.7Picture Toolbar
  23. 1.2.2.8Status Bar
  24. 1.2.3Project Manager
  25. 1.2.4Screen Manager
  26. Pop-up Menus
  27. 1.2.5.1Object Pop-up Menu
  28. 1.2.5.2Screen Pop-up Menu
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Section 1.2.1.2 · Chapter 1: Introduction

Edit Menu

Icon

Menu Item

 Pop-up Menu Item Shortcut Description
Undo Ctrl+Z Undo the last action.
Redo Ctrl+Y Redo the previously undone action.
Cut Ctrl+X Cut the selection and put it on the Clipboard.
Copy Ctrl+C Copy the selection and put it on the Clipboard.
Paste Ctrl+V Place the Clipboard contents on the current screen.
Delete Del Delete the selection.
Duplicate... Duplicate the selected object.
Find and Replace Find... Find the specified text.
Replace... Replace specific text with different text.
Find Macro... Find the specified macro used in the current panel application.
Show Grid Show or hide the grid.
Snap to Grid Select or deselect the option of aligning objects to the grid points.
Grid Settings... Opens the Grid Settings dialog box.
Select All Ctrl+A Select entire objects of the active screen.
Group Group the selection.
Ungroup Ungroup the selected group.
Pin Pin the selection, so it cannot be moved.
Unpin Unpin the selection, so it can be moved again.
Auto Text Resizing Select or deselect the option of automatic text resizing.
Align Left Align the left sides of selected objects to the left side of the reference object. All the objects move horizontally so their left sides are in line with the left side of the reference object.
Vertical Center Align the vertical centers of selected objects to the vertical center of the reference object. All the objects move horizontally so their vertical centers are in line with the vertical center of the reference object.
Right Align the right sides of selected objects to the right side of the reference object. All the objects move horizontally so their right sides are in line with the right side of the reference object.
Top Align the tops of the selected objects to the top of the reference object. All the objects move vertically so their tops are in line with the top of the reference object.
Horizontal Center Align the horizontal centers of selected objects to the horizontal center of the reference object. All the objects move vertically so their horizontal centers are in line with the horizontal center of the reference object.
Bottom Align the bottoms of selected objects to the bottom of the reference object. All the objects move vertically so their bottoms are in line with the bottom of the reference object.
To Grid Select or deselect the option of aligning objects to the grid points.
Space Evenly Across Even the horizontal spacing between the selected objects.
Down Even the vertical spacing between the selected objects.
Above All Even the horizontal and vertical spacing between the selected objects.
Make Same Size Width Make the selected objects have the same width as the reference object.
Height Make the selected objects have the same height as the reference object.
Both Make the selected objects have the same width and height as the reference object.
Nudge Left Nudge the selection left. When the Snap to Grid option is not selected, all objects of the selection move one pixel left. When the Snap to Grid option is selected, each object of the selection moves left to where its upper-left corner aligns to the nearest grid point.
Right Nudge the selection right. When the Snap to Grid option is not selected, all objects of the selection move one pixel right. When the Snap to Grid option is selected, each object of the selection moves right to where its upper-left corner aligns to the nearest grid point.
Up Nudge the selection up. When the Snap to Grid option is not selected, all objects of the selection move one pixel up. When the Snap to Grid option is selected, each object of the selection moves up to where its upper-left corner aligns to the nearest grid point.
Down Nudge the selection down. When the Snap to Grid option is not selected, all objects of the selection move one pixel down. When the Snap to Grid option is selected, each object of the selection moves down to where its upper-left corner aligns to the nearest grid point.
Layer Bring to Top Bring the selection to the top.
Bring Forward Bring the selected object one layer up.
Send Backward Send the selected object one layer down.
Send to Bottom Send the selection to the bottom.
Set Order Start the order setting process for the objects of the active screen.
Object Properties... Open the property sheet of the selected object.
Save as Default Save the selected object as the default object for the type of that object. Default objects are saved in the Objects category of the object library.
Save to Object Library... Save the selected object to the object library.
Save as Global Object… Save the selected object as the global object which is saved in the Global category of the object library. Global Objects can be used for the Global Object Containers.

Note:
1. To add an object to the selection, use [Shift+Click].

2. To select a reference object from the selection, use [Ctrl+Click] or [Click].

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Source.Section 1.2.1.2 of the PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.

Text and figures are the manufacturer's and may describe features your panel or software version does not have. For a plain-language introduction read the PM Designer guide; for help with a specific panel contact TSL Automation.