
18–2 Using the Text Editor
Publication 2711-6.0
The Text Editor contains a list of all text defined for the application
including object text, background text, and alarm messages. Use the
Text Editor to:
• enter new text (with embedded variables)
• edit text
• delete unused text
• copy text into objects
• renumber text
• filter and sort text
• print application text
To open the Text Editor:
Choose Text Editor from the Application menu.
Many text operations are performed
clicking a row number and choosing
a command from this menu.
Row
Cell
The Text Editor uses a spreadsheet to simplify text editing
operations. Each row identifies the following fields for a text string:
Text Field Description
Text ID Specifies a unique number for a text string.
Count
Specifies how many times the text string is used in the application. A
count of 0 means the string is not used. This is a read only field.
Type
Specifies whether the text is used in an object or as an alarm
message. This is a read only field.
Text
Defines a text string with or without embedded variables (time, date,
or numeric variable).
Opening the Text Editor
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