Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 126)

7–5 Creating Messages
Publication 2706-817
5. Select the Find Next button.
When a match is found, the matching message is highlighted in
the Message List and appears in the Message Edit box.
If a match is not found by the bottom (top) of the list, the Find
function wraps to continue the search through the rest of the list.
If there is no match, a dialog appears:
6. Select the Find Next button again to locate the next message that
meets the search criteria. The Find Message dialog remains open
until Close is selected.
7. Select the Close button to return to the Message Editor Table
View at the last found message.
To edit a message, select it by highlighting it in the Message List.
The selected message’s text appears in the Message Edit box. A
vertical bar appears at the insertion point.
Message Edit Box Message Edit Bar
Insertion point
To highlight text in the Message Edit box:
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in the Message List, double-click on the message to highlight the
whole message in the Message Edit box
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in the Message Edit box, click and drag to highlight all or part of
a message
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in the Message Edit box, double-click to highlight the word or
placeholder under the cursor
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in the Message Edit box, hold down the SHIFT key and use the
left or right arrow keys to highlight all or part of the message.
Editing Messages