Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 520)

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Checking an object’s index number
To check an object’s index number, double-click the object to open its Properties dialog
box, and then check the number in the Tab index box, as shown in this illustration:
You can also check the tab index number using one of these methods:
 Right-click the object, select Property Panel, and then check the value of the
TabIndex property.
 For objects with object key animation, right-click the object, select Object Keys, and
then check the number in the Tab index box.
How tab index numbers work
Tab index numbers are used to:
 Determine a tab sequence for objects that an operator can navigate to in a display.
 Move among objects using the Position, NextPosition, and PrevPosition commands
at run time. For details about these commands, see the FactoryTalk View Site Edition
Help.
The Properties
dialog box for the
selected input
object shows the
object has tab
index number 1.