3. Add a Marquee Message

Procedure

  1. Select Project>Equipment>Marquee>Marquee Messages in the Workbench left pane.
  2. Do one of the following.
    A Click File>New  on the Workbench menu bar.
    B Click the New Object button on the Workbench toolbar.
    C In the Workbench left pane:
    Either Or
    Double click Marquee Messages.
    1. Right-click Marquee Messages.
    2. Select New on the Popup menu.
    D
    1. In the Workbench right pane.
    1. Right-click any Marquee message.
    2. Select New on the Popup menu.
    E Press Ctrl+N on the keyboard.

    The Add Marquee Message ID dialog box opens.

  3. Right-click Marquee Messages.
  4. Select New on the Popup menu.
  5. Right-click any Marquee message.
  6. Select New on the Popup menu.
  7. Enter a unique message ID in the Message ID field.

    The message ID can be as follows.

    Message ID Options Enter a:
    Unique name Unique name.
    Point ID Point ID or use the Popup menu to create a new point or select an existing point.
    Alarm ID Alarm ID or use the Popup menu to create a new point or select an existing point.
  8. Click OK.

Results

The Message Properties dialog box opens.

3.1 General message properties.
3.2 Device properties.
3.3 Attributes properties.
3.4 Additional points.
Note: Click Cancel to close the Add marquee Message ID dialog box without adding a new message.