Panelbuilder windows – Rockwell Automation 2711 PanelBuilder Software Getting Started User Manual
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PanelBuilder Basics
Publication 2711-6.2
Each time you start PanelBuilder, the PanelBuilder window opens.
This is where you create an application. Window elements are
described below.
Control-Menu
Menu Bar
Tool Bar
Format Bar *
Border
Mouse Pointer
Status Bar
Title Bar
Maximize Button
Minimize Button
Command
⇐⇒
Resizes
Window
Close Button
Feature
How to use it
Menu Bar
Click a name on the menu bar to open a menu and display its
commands.
Or press ALT-X, where X is the underlined letter in the menu name.
Command
Click a command to choose it or carry out its action.
Or type the underlined letter in the command name.
Title Bar
Drag to move a window.
Tool Bar
Click a tool to carry out a frequently used command. The tool bar
toggles on and off from the View menu.
*
Format Bar
Click a tool to format an object or text. The format bar doesn’t
appear until you open an application.
Status Bar
Shows what PanelBuilder is doing at the moment. The status bar
toggles on and off from the View menu.
Control-Menu
Click to open the Control menu. Double-click to close a window.
Minimize button
Click to reduce window to an icon.
Maximize button
Click to enlarge a window.
Close button
Closes the window.
Border
Drag to change the size of a window.
Mouse pointer
Use to select an item or object.
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