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7. You can resize the object after you have placed it or double-click on the object to display its
attributes.
8. Click the Profile tab to change the position or the size of the Indirect Window Object. Note
that the size does not refer to the size of the popup window since the size of the popup
window is determined in the Window Settings dialog box. This size refers to the area of the
Indirect Window Object which is analogous to a box in which the popup window is to be
placed. If the size is too small, then the popup window will appear clipped when displayed.
Similarly, if the size of the Indirect Window Object is larger than the actual size of the popup
window, the excess space will be blank.
Tips and Sug ges tions
Having trouble deciding which method to use to display a base window? Here are some suggestions:
If you want to clear the OIT display of all open windows and display a new full screen window, then
use the PLC Control Object function or select the Change Window option in the Function Key Object. The
PLC Control Object is global (meaning it does not matter which windows are currently on display), so the
OIT will always monitor the PLC address that you have selected. The Function Key Object can be made
local to one or more windows by placing the object on only those windows. It can also be made global
(meaning the OIT operator can always change to this window no matter which window is currently
displayed), by placing the Function Key Object on the Common Window or the Fast Selection Window in
the Task Bar, (more about these later in this chapter).
If you want to display a popup window on one particular full screen window, then try using the Popup
Window option in the Function Key Object. This is particularly useful if you want the OIT operator to
control the ability to display the popup window. If you want the PLC to determine when to display the
popup window, then try using the Direct Window object.
If you want to display a popup window that can be shown on any full screen window, then try using the
Popup Window option in the Function Key Object. You should place the Function Key Object in the Fast
Selection Window with the Task Bar enabled, (more information is available on the Task Bar later in this
chapter). This will allow the OIT operator access to that popup window regardless of which full screen
window is displayed. If you want to display the popup window only when some condition in the PLC has
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