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When the mouse cursor is set on the handle, the shape of the cursor ischanged to an arrow of the same direction.S Selecting an element using a mouseClick the element you want to select.S Selecting an element using a Tab keyEach time the Tab key is pressed, elements are selected one by one according tothe display order. (If no elements are selected, the element of the highest displayorder will be in selected status when the Tab key is pressed.)When the Shift + Tab keys are pressed together, the selection order will be reversed.120Common OperationSection 6-1Selecting an element from among overlapped elementsWhen elements are overlapped complicatedly, use the element selection functionbelow.Reference: When you click on the overlapped elements, the element with the smallest areaenclosing the point of selection will be selected.
However, if you want to select “element A” which is enclosed by other element, like in the figure below, it is not possible to select “element A” if the element enclosing it is already selected. In thiscase, click any position on the screen where no element is registered to cancel theselected status and then select “element A”.For a complicated screen, element select operation will be easier if a filter function(refer to 5–1–4) is used to limit the display objects.(1) Select the element at the foremost position.(2) Select [Edit] (menu bar), then select [Select Object].This operation is also possible using the pop-up edit menu; display the pop-upedit menu by right clicking the mouse and choose [Select Object] in the menu.The list of elements behind the element selected first is displayed.(Detailed information of the objects are displayed in the list.
However, part ofthe information may not be displayed for some objects such as lamps/touchswitches with long label.)(3) Select the desired element from the list.(4) Click on(1)(2).(3)(4)Reference: S The element selected in the “Select Object” dialog box is also selected on thescreen so that you can confirm which element is being selected before you clickthebutton.S In the “Select Object” dialog box, object information same as the one displayedon the status bar is shown.For details, refer to P47.121Common OperationSection 6-1Batch selection of multiple elementsIt is possible to select multiple elements collectively.S Using the Shift keyClick an element while holding down the Shift key, and it is added to the previously selected elements. If you click a selected element while holding down the Shiftkey, the element is deselected.+ ShiftS Specifying a rangeDrag the mouse cursor so that all elements will be enclosed by the range specifying frame.Range specifying frameS Selecting all elements in a screenTo select all the elements arranged in a screen, use the select all function.Select [Select All] from [Edit] menu.122Common OperationSection 6-1Specifying an element consisting of multiple elementsTo edit an element which consists of multiple elements as shown below, use theedit element function.S Position of a “label” in a touch switchS Position of a “label” in a standard lampS Position of a “Display %” in a bar graphS Position of a “Display %” in an analogue meterS Position of a “Display %” in a trend graph and touch switches for controlling functionS Display position of image/library data and position of touch switches in an alarmlist/alarm history(1) Select the element to be edited.Select only one element, if multiple elements are selected, edit object functioncan not be used.(2) Select [Edit] (menu bar), then select [Edit Object].This operation is also possible using the pop-up edit menu; display the pop-upedit menu by right clicking the mouse on the elements and select [Edit Object]in the menu.It is also possible to enter “Edit Object” mode by simply pressing the [Insert]button on a keyboard.(To cancel “Edit Object” mode, press [Insert] button again.)The green J marks (handles) change into red.(3) Select an element.[Example: Changing the position of “label” in a touch switch]GreenRed(1)(2)(3)Reference: The following operation is also possible.(1) Confirm that no element (or element other than objective one) is selected.(2) While holding down the Shift key and Ctrl key, click on the objective part of theelement which consists of multiple elements.(3) The element automatically enters into “Edit Object” mode so that the elementselected at (2) can be edited.123Common Operation6-1-4Section 6-1Modifying an ElementThe size, shape, and/or position of a created element can be modified.Modifying the size and shape of an elementTo modify the size or the shape of an element, drag one of green J marks (handles) that enclose the objective element.Position the mouse cursor on a green handle, and the shape of mouse cursorchanges as shown below.
(Same direction as arrows in the handles)Drag the mouse cursor in the indicated direction to modify the size and the shapeof the element.NoteIf a green mark is shown aswhen an element is selected, the size of this ele-ment cannot be changed.Moving an elementMoving an element by dragging operationTo move an element, position the mouse cursor on the selected element and confirm that the mouse cursor changes as shown below. Then, drag the element asdesired.If multiple data creation screens are displayed, an element can be moved over toanother data creation screen by dragging it.124Common OperationSection 6-1Moving an element by keyboard operationThe screen element can be moved by pressing cursor key (°, ±, ², ³) on keyboard after selection.The size of movement depends on the setting of “Snap to Grid” as follows.[When “Snap to Grid” is OFF]Cursor key:move by 1 dotShift key + Cursor key:move by 16 dots[When “Snap to Grid” is ON]Cursor key:move by 1 dotShift key + Cursor key:move by set grid sizeHowever, if the selected elements include touch switch, elements always move bythe size of the touch switch grid regardless of whether Shift key is pressed or not.To move a part of an element such as “% Display” for a bar graph or “Label” for alamp/touch switch, click on the objective part while holding down the Shift key andCtrl key (or after selecting “Edit Object”), then perform move operation.In case of NT11S, there is a special requirement i.e.
The selected objects will moveby one system grid size (8,16) in all cases. The snap to grid option value is not considered.Reference: “Snap to Grid” setting can be made by the procedures below.[Screen] menu - [Property] - [Grid] button[Screen] menu - [Grid]Double clicking on a screen – [Grid]Right-clicking on a screen – [Property] – [Grid] button125Common Operation6-1-5Section 6-1Copying, Cutting, Pasting, and Deleting ElementsThe operations for copying, cutting, and pasting elements using the clip board, andalso the operation for delete an element, are described below.Copying and pasting elementsThe procedure for copying an arranged element to the clip board then pasting it atanother position in the screen is shown below.The attributes set for the copy source element are also copied.The pasted element is displayed at the upper left section of the screen.The element copied to the clip board can be used for pasting as many times asdesired until another element is copied or cut.
Pasting a copied element to anotherscreen is also possible.(1) Select an element.(2) Select [Edit] (menu bar), then select [Copy].This operation is also possible using the pop-up edit menu; display the pop-upedit menu by right clicking the mouse on the element and select [Copy] in themenu.(3) Select [Edit] (menu bar), then select [Paste].This operation is also possible using the pop-up edit menu; display the pop-upedit menu by right clicking the mouse and select [Paste] in the menu.Copied element is pasted at theupper left section of the screen.Reference: S If multiple data creation screens are displayed, an element can be moved over toanother data creation screen by dragging it.If Ctrl key is being pressed while dragging, an element will be copied instead ofbeing moved.S If two Support Tools are started up, copy, cut, paste and dlag & drop operationscan be performed between Support Tools.For details, refer to 3–3–6.126Common OperationSection 6-1Cutting and pasting elementsThe procedure for cutting an arranged element to the clip board then pasting it atanother position in the screen is shown below.The attributes set to the cut source element are also copied.The pasted element is displayed at the upper left section of the screen.The element cut to the clip board can be used for pasting as many times as desireduntil another element is copied or cut.
Pasting a cut element to another screen isalso possible.(1) Select an element.Selection of multiple elements collectively is possible.(2) Select [Edit] (menu bar), then select [Cut].This operation is also possible using the pop-up edit menu; display the pop-upedit menu by right clicking the mouse on the element and select [Cut] in themenu.(3) Select [Edit] (menu bar), then select [Paste].This operation is also possible using the pop-up edit menu; display the pop-upedit menu by right clicking the mouse on the element and select [Paste] in themenu.Cut element is pasted at theupper left section of the screen.Reference: S If multiple data creation screens are displayed, an element can be moved over toanother data creation screen by dragging it.If Ctrl key is being pressed while dragging, an element will be copied instead ofbeing moved.S If two Support Tools are started up, copy, cut, paste are dlag & drop operationscan be performed between Support Tools.For details, refer to 3–3–6.Deleting an elementThe procedure for deleting an arranged element is described below.Since the delete operation does not store the element in the clip board, the deletedelement cannot be restored by the paste function.(1) Select an element.Selection of multiple elements collectively is possible.127Common OperationSection 6-1(2) Select [Edit] (menu bar), then select [Delete].This operation is also possible using the pop-up edit menu; display the pop-upedit menu by right clicking the mouse on the element and select [Delete] in themenu.Moving an overlapped element to the front or backIf multiple elements are overlapped, it is possible to move a selected element to thefront or back of other elements.This command is valid between same kinds of elements only.Therefore, it is not possible to change the laying order of touch switch and lamp, forexample.(However, it is effective between different shapes of fixed display since they aretreated as one kind.)(1) Select an element.Selection of multiple elements collectively is possible.(2) Select [Draw] (menu bar), then select [Bring to Front] or [Send to Back].This operation is also possible using the pop-up edit menu; display the pop-upedit menu by right clicking the mouse on the object and select [Bring to Front]or [Send to Back] in the menu.Choose [Bring to Front] to move the selected element to the foreground and[Send to Back] to move it to the background.Undoing the operationThe Undo function will undo or cancel the last (most recent) action that was performed.
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