Screen Overview shows the relations between screens of the
current application. The relationship between screens is depicted by a line with
an arrow head which is called the link. A link is a relationship between screens
with the screen button or page selector.
To open the Screen Overview, check the Screen Overview menu item in the View
menu. The following is an example of the Screen Overview.
With the selected screen and links, you may do the following:
* Open the screen or screen properties
Double-click the selected screen to open it if it is not already
opened.
Double-click the selected screen to open its property sheet if it
is not already opened.
* Move the selected screen and its links
Left-click anywhere inside the selected screen and hold down the
button. When the cursor changes to
, drag the mouse to move the selection to
another area of the screen overview window. It will float over the
rest of the window, allowing you to position it wherever you want it to be.
Release the mouse button to "let go" of the selection.
The following table describes each icon in the Screen
Overview window.
You can right-click the blank space in the Screen Overview to get the pop-up
menu with the following menu items:
|
Menu Item
|
Description |
|
New Screen… |
Create a new screen for the current panel application
and display the screen overview. |
|
Select All |
Select all the screens and links. |
You can right-click the selected screen to get the pop-up menu with the
following menu items:
|
Menu Item
|
Description |
|
Add Screen Link… |
Add a new screen button for the selected screen and set
up the properties of the screen button in the pop-up
properties dialog. |
|
Open Screen… |
Open the selected screen. |
|
Delete Screen |
Delete the selected screen. |
|
Screen Properties… |
Open the screen property dialog box of the selected
screen. |
You can right-click the selected link to get the pop-up menu with the
following menu items:
|
Menu Item
|
Description |
|
Insert Point |
Add a point at the specified position. |
|
Delete Point |
Delete a selected point. |
|
Delete Screen Link |
Delete the selected link. |
|
Delete Screen Link and Button |
Delete the selected link and its associated button. |
|
Screen Link Properties |
Set the screen link properties in the following pop-up
dialog.
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Source.Section 17.2 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.