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To create the alarm summary object:

1.

Open a graphic display.

2.

On the Objects menu, click Advanced Objects, and then click
Alarm Summary. The cursor changes to the Alarm Summary tool:

3.

Drag the mouse to create a box approximately the size you want
for the alarm summary.

When you release the mouse, an empty alarm summary window
appears. The menu bar changes to display the menus for the Alarm
Summary editor.

4.

Configure the appearance of the alarm summary object as
described on the following pages.

You can edit the alarm summary object as you would any other
graphic object. You can move it, resize it, and so on. You can also
use this object in other graphic displays by dragging it from one
display and dropping it in another.

For detailed information about graphic objects, see Chapter 11,
Creating graphic displays.

5.

When you are finished, save the graphic display.

The parts of an alarm summary

The alarm summary is a table for displaying information. You decide
how many columns you want the table to have, how wide the columns
will be, and what information the columns will contain.