Edit objects through multi-selection

General

The chapters listed here provide information about editing the components, which can be used for almost all objects regardless of their type:

• Insert new objects
• Select, cut, delete, copy and paste objects
• Move and connect objects
• Group and align objects
• Undo / redo the steps mentioned above

Edit multi-selection properties

The Multi-Selection Properties-Dialog appears, if two or more objects are selected and the user

• presses the "Return"-key,
• double-clicks on a selected object, or
• presses the right mouse key and selects "Properties" from the menu displayed.

A multi-selection can be edited in the way that several chosen attributes can be set simultaneously. Therefore, the checkbox's in this dialog are tri-state-checkbox's, i.e. each checkbox can be checked, unchecked or intermediate (the inside of the checkbox and the check appears in gray).

The states have the following meaning:

• "set" : The attribute is set for all selected objects.
• "not set": The attribute is cleared for all selected objects.
• "partly set": The attribute is set for a part of the selected objects or else remains unchanged.

Please note, that properties apply only to objects that have them on their own property-sheet.

The multi-selection Properties Dialog has three tabs:

• Basics
• Format
• Bounds

Basics

The "Basics"-tab is used to set the following attributes:

• Visibility
• Excel
• Calculation

Format

The "Format"-tabs are used to set the following attributes:

The following matrix shows, which area applies to which kind of object:

	Text fields	Value crosses
Frame	X	X	X
Lattice	X	X	X
Fill	X	X	X
Show (Value crosses)		X
Font	X	X

 Format à General

Within the "Frame" area, you can change

• the visibility
• the colour
• the style (solid, dash, dot, …)
• the weight

of the frame line.

Within the area "Lattice", you can change

• the visibility
• the colour           
• the style (solid, dash, dot, …)
• the weight

of all the lines of the value crosses except those of the connection points and of the frame.

Within the area "Fill", you can change

• the colour
• the style (solid, dash, dot, …)

of the frame background.

 Format à Style

In the area "Show (Value crosses)" the display of the value crosses is specified. You can select the following:

• the identifier (descriptor) of the specification value
• the value of the specification value
• the unit of the specification value
• whether the connection of the value cross with its data object is to be displayed.

 In the area “Font” you can select, which of the following attributes you want to change:

• the name
• the style
• the size
• the colour
• the effects

To save the changes made, click the “OK” button. Else, click on "Cancel".

The "Bound"-tab is used to define warning- and alarm-borders.