Rockwell Automation 2711-ND3 PanelBuilder v2.60 Software User Manual - Manual (Page 278)

17–8 Formatting Objects and Text
Publication 2711-6.0
Setting Foreground/Background Colors
For color and grayscale terminals, you can change the foreground
and background colors of objects from the Format menu or the color
palette. The palette has either 16 colors (for color terminals) or 4
colors (for grayscale terminals).
On color terminals, the initial background color of objects is blue
and the foreground is white. On grayscale terminals, the initial
background color of objects is black and the foreground white.
Selected
Foreground Color
Selected
Background Color
View Box updates as Foreground
and Background colors are selected
To set the foreground and background colors of an object:
1. Select the object.
2. If the object is a multistate object, select a state.
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From the tool bar, select a state from the State box.
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Or choose Next State or Previous State from the Format menu.
3. To change the foreground color:
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Click a color on the top row of the color palette.
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Or choose a color from the Format " Foreground Color menu.
The foreground color changes to the selected color.
4. To change the background color:
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Click a color on the bottom row of the color palette.
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Or choose a color from the Format " Background Color menu.
The background color changes to the selected color.
You can also set foreground/ background colors for:
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inner text
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inner graphics (monochrome bitmaps only)
If you want the background of the object to match the text or
graphic, you must set the background colors separately.
For multistate objects, you can set the foreground/background colors
for each state of an object from the State tab of the object’s dialog.
For list objects, the background color applies to the entire list.
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