Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 452)

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Determining which objects have input focus
At run time, the object with focus in a graphic display is surrounded by a highlight box,
unless the check box, Disable Highlight When Object has Focus, is selected in the
Display Settings dialog box for the display.
In the Display Settings dialog box, you can also specify the highlight color. For more
information, see “Specifying the behavior of objects with input focus” on page 16-49.
Focus highlight for ActiveX and trend objects
For ActiveX and trend objects, use the Common tab in the object’s Properties dialog box
to specify whether to display a highlight.
If the check box, Disable Highlight When Object has Focus, is selected for the graphic
display, that setting overrides what is specified for the ActiveX or trend object, in its
Properties dialog box.
Using the keyboard to select objects that can take focus
If a mouse or touch screen is not connected to the computer at run time, the operator can
use the keys on a keyboard or keypad to select (give focus to) these objects:
 Push button objects
 Numeric and string input objects
 Control list selectors, piloted control list selectors, and display list selectors
 Trends and HMI tag alarm summaries
 FactoryTalk Alarm and Event objects, including alarm and event summaries, banners,
status explorers, and the log viewer.
 Third-party ActiveX input objects
Use the following keys to move to and select a different object:
When a graphic display opens, of the objects that can have input focus, the object that has
a tab index of 1 is selected initially.
To do this Press
Move from the upper left to the lower right Tab
Move from the lower right to the upper left Shift+Tab
Move left, right, up, or down Ctrl +arrow key
If all of the objects in a display are continuously updating input objects, none of the objects will
receive initial focus. Instead, the operator must select an input object to give it focus. For more
information, see “Updating tag values continuously” on page 17-23.
Highlight box