Static Text

Add a scrolling banner, labels, or short instructions to a screen. Each Static Text can contain 500 characters and allows text styes. You can use CM5 built-in fonts or Windows® fonts.

Appearance

A screenshot of a computer .

Font & Color

See Common Object Settings.

Scroll

Direction

Note:

Rotated objects scroll from the rotated position.

Scroll Direction options:

Right to Left
Left to Right
Top to Bottom
Bottom to Top

Note:

You can only scroll CM5 Local Fonts.

Select Font to open the font window.

Display Only CM5 Local Fonts

Only native CM5 panel fonts are listed. Remove the tick from the box, to access available Windows® fonts on your PC. The panel downloads these fonts as a bitmap instead of True Type Fonts.

Note:

Windows fonts may not be the same in every PC. They may not duplicate on another PC.

Note:

You can only scroll CM5 Local Fonts.

Behavior and Animation

For more information about visibility and animation, see Object Behavior and Animation.