Rockwell Automation 2705-ND1 Keypad Development Software - Manual (Page 45)

Chapter 7
Message Operations
7–10
The following screen shows the contents of message 1.
Message Text Window
The number of the message you are editing displays next to Edit Message
and at the top of the Message Text window. The bottom of the window
displays the cursor position (starting at 01) and the current editing mode
(Insert or Overstrike).
Edit the text of the message, then press [F10] to save the message and return
to the Messages menu.
Use the keys below while editing or entering the text of a message.
Message Edit Keys Function
character Enters an alphanumeric character at the cursor position.
[
→
] [
←
] Moves cursor to left or right without changing text.
[Home] or [End] Moves cursor to left or right without changing text.
[BackSpace] Deletes character to left of cursor.
[Del] Deletes character at cursor.
[Ins] Toggles editing between insert and overstrike mode.
[Ctrl] [E] Erases message text from window, leaving message number intact. A
message displays prompting you to confirm the erase operation.
[Ctrl] [B] Toggles blinking on or off for the message. To enable blinking, press
[Ctrl] and [B] simultaneously anywhere in the window. The message will
display blinking during edit mode and when triggered during run mode.
To disable blinking, press [Ctrl] [B] again.
[F10] Saves message and returns to Messages menu.
[Esc] Exits window without saving edits.