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This section describes how to define the general settings for a slide switch.

The above is an example of the General page of the Slide Switch dialog box.

The following table describes each property in the General page.

Property		Description
ID		The object’s identifier. It is generated when the object is created. The identifier is unique within the screen where the object is located. The format of the IDs for slide switches is SWnnnn.
Note		You can type a note for the object.
Shape settings		For details about the following properties, see Section 4.3.4 Setting up the Shape of an Object. , Border Color, BG Color
External Label		Check this option if you want the object to have an external label. Set up the external label in the External Label page.
Direction		Specifies the direction of the slide switch. For details, see 5.5.1 Basic Operations.
Data Type		The data type of the variable to be controlled by the object.
Write Address	Write Address	Specifies the variable to be controlled by the object.
		Click this icon to bring up the Address Input Keypad and specify an address for this field.
		Click this icon to bring up the Select Tag dialog box and select a tag for this field.
Dynamic Range	Dynamic Range	Check this option so the minimum and maximum of the variable will be specified at runtime. When this option is selected, the minimum and maximum of the marks for the scale of the slide switch can be specified at runtime as well. The data that specifies the above two ranges should be set and arranged correctly in a memory block called the dynamic range parameter block. You need to specify the dynamic range parameter block for the slide switch in the Dynamic Range Parameter Block field.
	Dynamic Range Parameter Block	Specifies the variable that stores the dynamic range parameter block for the slide switch when Dynamic Range is selected. Click to enter an address for this field. Click to select a tag for this field. The following table shows the data arrangement of the parameter block when the data type is 16-bit and the scale of the slide switch is not dynamic.
		Word	Parameter
		0	The minimum of the variable
		1	The maximum of the variable
		The following table shows the data arrangement of the parameter block when the data type is 16-bit and the scale of the slide switch is dynamic.
		Word	Parameter
		0	The minimum of the variable
		1	The maximum of the variable
		2, 3	The minimum of the mark for the scale; 32-bit integer number
		4, 5	The maximum of the mark for the scale; 32-bit integer number
		The following table shows the data arrangement of the parameter block when the data type is 32-bit and the scale of the slide switch is not dynamic.
		Word	Parameter
		0, 1	The minimum of the variable
		2, 3	The maximum of the variable
		The following table shows the data arrangement of the parameter block when the data type is 32-bit and the scale of the slide switch is dynamic.
		Word	Parameter
		0, 1	The minimum of the variable
		2, 3	The maximum of the variable
		4, 5	The minimum of the mark for the scale; 32-bit integer number
		6, 7	The maximum of the mark for the scale; 32-bit integer number
Minimum		The minimum of the variable to be controlled.
Maximum		The maximum of the variable to be controlled.
Knob	Border Color	The border color of the knob. To specify the color, click the corresponding Color icon and select a color from the Color palette.
Knob	BG Color	The color inside the border. To specify the color, click the corresponding Color icon and select a color from the Color palette.
Show the selected number while the knob is being pressed		Check this option if you want to show the selected number on the left-top corner while the knob is being pressed.