Siemens S7-200 - Exporting the Keypad Layout to a Graphics Application

Using the Keypad Designer to Create a Custom Faceplate for your Text Display (TD) Device
3.6 Exporting the Keypad Layout to a Graphics Application
Text Display (TD) User Manual
System Manual, 08/2008, A5E00765548-03
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Category Function Description
View Messages Displays the View Messages screen (TD 200C, TD400C)
Password
See Chapter 5
Release Password Allows you to immediately restore the password-protection for the TD
device
No Function No Function Allows you to identify a button as "not used"
3.6 Exporting the Keypad Layout to a Graphics Application
Exporting the Keypad Layout to a Graphics Application
After you have configured the buttons on the keypad, you can create the graphical
representation for the faceplate. You can use any third-party graphics application to add
colors, lines and other artwork to the panel design.
The Keypad Designer exports the layout of the buttons as a bitmap file (*.bmp) that you edit
with the graphics application.
As shown in the figure below, the button template provides a bitmap image of the layout of
the keypad that you can use with your graphical application to position, size and align the
graphical elements of your faceplate design. These elements can include logotype, text, or
other images.
The Keypad Designer allows you to export the layout of the buttons into your graphics
application. Use the File > Export >Button Template to File menu command to create a
bitmap file (*.bmp) that you insert into the graphics application.
After you customize the layout (adding background image, colors, buttons or logotype), you
save the file as a bitmap (*.bmp). This bitmap becomes the panel image for the Keypad
Designer.
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