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Inserting Form Graphics

Certain placeholders can be replaced not by text during the evaluation run, but rather by graphical symbols, where the assignment to the respective graphic is defined in the Form properties - <Form name> dialog. The following placeholder texts are available:

There are also special placeholders for generated graphics that are used in terminal diagrams, terminal bills of materials, and terminal connection diagrams as jumper graphics. For example, these include the placeholders "Graphic for saddle, insertable and wire jumpers", "Graphic for internal wire jumpers", "Graphic for saddle jumpers", etc.

Preconditions:

  1. Insert > Placeholder text
  2. Click [...] in the Property field of the Placement tab on the Properties (placeholder text) dialog.
  3. Select the element (e.g. terminal properties) for which placeholder text is available for graphics in the Placeholder text - <Form type> dialog.
  4. Select the desired assignment type.
  5. Click [OK].

    The property is adopted in the Property field of the Placement tab.
  6. Click [OK].

    The element hangs on the cursor.
  7. Position the placeholder text on the form page.

    The element hangs on the cursor.
  8. Position the placeholder text a second, third ... time.
  9. Select the Cancel action popup menu item to exit the action.

    The placeholder text is placed on the form page and replaced with the graphic selected in the form properties in the appropriate report.

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