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Section 17.2 · Chapter 17: Increase Efficiency

Screen Overview

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.

Icon

Tool Tip Description
Refresh Reload the current content of the screens. Available only when the relations between screens are changed.
New Screen Create a new screen for the current panel application.
Add Screen Button 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. Available only when a screen is selected.
Add Page Selector Link Add a new pages selector for the selected screen and set up the properties of the page selector in the pop-up properties dialog. Available only when a screen is selected.
Zoom In Make the screen overview one step bigger.
Zoom Out Make the screen overview one step smaller.
Normal Size Restore the screen overview to normal size.
Show Content Show all the contents of the screens. For example:
Show Name/Number Show screen name and screen number in a rectangle to indicate a screen. For example:
Print Print the application information, screen index and screen overview. The application information includes Panel Name, Model, Start Screen, Total Screens, Application Name. Screen Index is used to list all the screens and the page where the screen is located.
Print Preview Preview the screen overview before printing. The following is examples of the Print Preview Window.

Choose from the following commands to customize your page preview.
Click the button To do this
Print… Set printing options and print the page.
Next Page Display the next page to be printed.
Prev Page Display the previous page to be printed.
One Page Display only one full page in the screen.
Zoom In Increase the magnification.
Zoom Out Decrease the magnification.
Close Close the Print Preview 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.