Maple Systems OIT Family - Manual (Page 40)

Screen Features
Blinking Characters
Each character in a message, recipe, alarm, menu, or help screen (including text, special
characters, and PLC Register Monitors) can be configured to blink. Those characters with
the blink attribute enabled, will blink once per second for as long as the screen is displayed.
To configure a character to blink:
1. In the Screen Editor, use the mouse to select the characters that you want to blink.
NOTE:You must select the entire PLC Register Monitor when configuring it to blink.
2. From the Edit menu, choose Blink or from the toolbar, choose the Blink button.
NOTE:Characters with the blink attribute enabled, will blink in the Screen Editor.
Special Characters
Each OIT Family Operator Interface Terminal has a set of extended characters that can be
embedded into each stored screen. Refer to APPENDIX A: Extended Character Sets to
see the various extended character sets.
To insert a special character:
1. In the Screen Editor, position the cursor where you want to insert the special
character.
2. From the Insert menu, choose Special Character or from the toolbar, choose the Insert
Special Character button. The Insert Special Characters dialog box appears.
3. Using the arrow keys, select any special character.
4. Choose the Add To List button. The selected special character displays in the text box
next to the Add To List button.
5. Choose the Done button to return to the OITware-200 main screen. The special
character(s) that were displayed in the text box next to the Add To List button will be
added to the cursors location in the Screen Editor.
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