Change SFC Editor > Display Preferences

Use the
Workstation Options
 dialog box to customize the behavior and appearance of the Logix Designer application. The
Categories
 parameter contains a list of all configurable options categories.
To change SFC Editor > Display preferences:
  1. From the
    Tools
     menu, choose
    Options
    .
  2. In the
    Workstation Options
     dialog box, click the
    SFC Editor >Display
     category.
  3. To display sheet boundaries in the SFC Editor, select the
    Show Sheet Boundaries
     check box.
    If selected, when the SFC editor has more than one sheet at a time, a solid line appears in the routine view to indicate the boundaries between sheets. The sheet boundaries represent where page breaks occur when printing the routine. This is based upon the configured sheet size for the routine (on the Sheet Layout tab of the routine properties). Showing the sheet boundaries in the routine view allows positioning elements appropriately so they are not split and printed across multiple pages.
  4. To display dashed lines in the routine view to indicate the grid boundaries, select the
    Show Cross Reference Grid
     check box.
  5. To display free-form comments in the routine editor window, select the
    Show Text Boxes
     option.
  6. (optional) Configure the text box display settings:
    • In
      Justification c
      hoose the alignment for the comments text box, either
      Left
      ,
      Right
      , or
      Center
      .
    • Select or clear the
      Word Wrap
       check box, based on your preferences:
      If cleared, an SFC text box adjusts its vertical and horizontal size automatically based on the text entered.
      If selected, determine the size of the text box , which in turn affects where words are wrapped.
  7. Under the
    Language Element Display
     heading, configure the following parameters:
    • Select the
      Show Description Boxes
       check box to show element descriptions in the routine window. Clear the box to hide element descriptions.
      For steps, transitions, and stop elements, use the
      Never Show Description
       command to turn off descriptions for an individual sequential function chart language element (select the
      Description Box Display
       option in the workstation options). However, if the
      Description Box Display
       workstation option is turned off, the
      Never Show Description
       command has no effect.
    • If
      Show Description Boxes
       is selected, select the
      Use Tag Description Display Width
       setting from the
      Application Display
       category check box to limit the text box containing the tag comments to a predetermined line width (a set number of characters per line). This option is useful if using these descriptions with other applications.
    • Select the
      Show Tag Alias Information
       option to show base tag information below an element name that is an alias tag.
  8. Click
    OK
     to accept the changes and close the
    Workstation Options
     dialog, or click any other category to continue configuring the workstation options.
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