Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Site Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 53)

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Creating components
To create a new component, use one of these methods:
 Drag the editor’s icon into the workspace.
 Right-click the editor’s icon, and then click New.
Opening components
To open a component, use one of these methods:
 Double-click the component.
 Drag the component into the workspace.
 Right-click the component, and then click Open.
Adding components to an application
To add a component to an application, use one of these methods:
 Drag the physical file from the Windows Explorer to the Explorer window in
FactoryTalk View Studio.
 Right-click the editor’s icon, and then select Add Component into Application.
When you use this option, you create a copy of the file in the application.
To add a component, using drag and drop
1. In Windows Explorer, locate the file to add to the application.
2. Drag the file to the Explorer window in FactoryTalk View Studio.
The component is added to the Explorer automatically, under the editor used to
modify it.
To add a component, using the Add Component option
1. In FactoryTalk View Studio, in the Explorer window, right-click the editor used to
create the component you want to add, and then click Add Component into
Application.
For example, to add a graphic display, right-click the Displays icon, and then click
Add Component into Application.
2. Find and select the component you want to add, and then click Open.