Rockwell Automation 2706-MB1 MESSAGEVIEW 421 SOFTWARE MANUAL - Manual (Page 144)

7–23 Creating Messages
Publication 2706-817
To edit a variable:
1. Double-click on the placeholder to select the variable.
Or click and drag the mouse pointer over the placeholder.
Or hold down the SHIFT key and use the left or right arrow keys.
2. Click on the Embedded Variable tool to display the dialog for the
selected variable type.
Or select the Edit Variable command on the Format menu.
3. Revise as necessary.
4. Select OK.
A Numeric Variable Display provides a numeric readout of a value
stored at a controller tag address.
To create the variable, set the insertion pointer in the Message Edit
box where the variable should be placed.
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Click the Embedded Variable tool on the Message Edit toolbar
and select Numeric Variable Display on the dialog.
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Or select the Numeric Variable Display command on the Format
menu.
To edit the variable, highlight the variable placeholder in the
message.
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Click the Embedded Variable tool.
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Or select the Edit Variable command on the Format menu.
When a variable is created or edited, its dialog appears:
Numeric Variable Display