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3. Mode 2: This mode is got by right clicking anywhere on the current graphics frame to popup the
Text Setup Dialog which is a standard text editor with which you can create your text or paste it
from the Clipboard in the current Font. Once you have entered your text just click on the OK
button and now your text is attached to the mouse pointer as a floating object which you can
position exactly over your current graphics image (see help of TEXT tool).
5.4
Displaying the Date, Time or Temperature
Use a TEXT frame to display the current time, date or temperature. The time and date is taken from
the PC which runs the software so make sure that the time and date on the PC is correct.
To show the current time, enter the following syntax or combination of:
Note: To show the proper time format, type in a colon (:) after the hour and leave a space between
minutes and am/pm. Example: ~h:~m ~a displays 4:18 pm
To show the current date, enter the following syntax:
Note: To show the proper date format, the user must insert a backward slash (/) between the
parameters. Example: ~m/~d/~y displays 03/17/03 for March 17
~H
~h
~a
~A
~M
~S
~d
~m
~y
~T
Table 5.1 – Abbreviated Time, Date and Temp formats.
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~h =hour
~M=minutes
~S=seconds
~a =am/pm
~m =month
~d =day of the month
~y = year
displays hours in 24 hour format
displays hours in 12 hour format
displays lower case am/pm
displays upper case am/pm
displays minutes
displays seconds
displays day of month
displays month
displays year
displays temperature
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