Rockwell Automation AutoMax Enhanced Ladder Editor - Manual (Page 30)

2Ć12
To enter a variable description by using the Variables tab in the
Instruction Properties dialog box
Step 1.
Select the instruction that contains the variables you want
to document.
Step 2. From the File menu, choose Properties. The Instruction
Property dialog box is displayed.
Step 3. Choose the Variables tab. The Variables Properties box is
displayed.
Step 4. In the Name list box, choose the variable you want to
document.
Step 5. Click on the Description field, and type in the description.
Step 6. Click OK to add the description.
Tip
You can also access the Variable Properties dialog box from the
popĆup menu. Point to the instruction containing the variables to
which you want to add or edit a description, press the right mouse
button, and choose Properties from the popĆup menu.
Tip
Move around in the name field by using the mouse, HOME, END,
and arrow keys. Delete text by using BACKSPACE or DELETE.
Tip
To select the instruction and access the popĆup menu, place the
mouse pointer over the instruction and click the right mouse button.
2.12 Using Variable SmartĆMatching
Variable smartĆmatching is an option you can use to help you enter
variable names in less time. The Editor maintains an alphabetical
and caseĆsensitive list of variables you have used. When this option
is on and you begin entering letters in the variable name field, the
first variable name in the Editor's list that matches the first letter or
letters you have typed appears in the variable name field. For
example, if you have previously used the variables pump" and
packet" and you type the letter p" in a variable name, the word
packet" is inserted into the variable name field. If packet" is the
variable name you want, you can stop typing. If you had typed a P,"
global variables (which begin with an uppercase P) would have
been offered by the Variable SmartĆMatching option.
If variable smartĆmatching displays a variable name that you only
want to use part of, you must delete the extra characters by pressing
BACKSPACE or DELETE.
To turn the Variable SmartĆMatching option on and off
Step 1.
From the Tools menu, choose Options. The Option dialog
box is displayed.
Step 2. Choose the General tab and locate the Miscellaneous
group box.
Step 3. Choose the Variable SmartĆMatching option. This setting
applies to all subsequent editing sessions.
Step 4. Click OK to accept the new setting.