Section 2.2.3.1 · Chapter 2: Creating Projects
Importing and Exporting Pictures
■ Importing Pictures
You need to import a picture before you can use it for the project. There are 5
ways to import pictures:
1) Use the Picture Database dialog box to import one picture at a time from a
picture file. The types of importable picture files include: BMP, JPG(JPEG), GIF, WMF,
SVG(Scalable Vector Graphics)
and PNG.
2) Use the Picture Database dialog box to import many pictures at a time from a
picture database (PDB) file.
3) Use the Picture Database dialog box to import one or many pictures at a time
by dragging the pictures files from Windows Explorer to the Picture Database
list.
4) Click the icon
to
select and import a picture file when you specify a picture in a dialog box or a
property sheet.
5) Click the icon
to
select and import a picture in a picture database file when you specify a
picture in a dialog box or a property sheet.
■ Exporting Pictures
You can export the pictures of the project so other projects can use those
pictures by importing them. There are 2 ways to export pictures:
1) Use the Picture Database dialog box to export one picture at a time to a
picture file.
2) Use the Picture Database dialog box to export many pictures at a time to a
picture database (PDB) file.
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Source.Section 2.2.3.1 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.
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