Direct Text/Text Table
Select the text type.
Direct Text
Input the text into the text window, and it is placed directly as fixed text.
Text Table
Use text from a previously saved Text Table.
17.12 Common (Text Table) Settings Guide
Font
Set the font for the Key label.
Font Type
Choose the font type from [Standard Font], [Stroke Font], or [Image Font].
Standard Font/Stroke Font
Standard Font
This bitmap font displays quickly, because it is composed of dots.
Stroke Font
This vector font maintains its shape when enlarged, because it's framework is described with lines.
If you select [Stroke Font], the [Automatically Adjust Text Size] option appears. By selecting this option, the font size adjusts automatically to fit the text in the part.
Automatically Adjust Text Size
When using the Text Table, if you select [Stroke Font], the [Automatically Adjust Text Size] option appears. By selecting this option, the font size adjusts automatically to fit the text in the part and within the maximum setting range.
17.13.5.2 Text, Automatically Adjust Text Size
Size
Choose a font size for the Key.
Standard Font
(8 to 64)×(8 to 128)
Standard Font (Fixed Size)
[6×10], [8×13], [13×23]
Stroke Font
6 to 127
When using [Automatically Adjust Text Size], define the [Maximum Size] and [Minimum Size] of fonts. The text font size is adjusted within this range.
Display Language
Select a text language from [Japanese], [ASCII], [Chinese (Traditional)], [Chinese (Simplified)], [Korean], [Cyrillic], or [Thai].
Text Attributes
Select the text attributes.
Standard Font
[Normal], [Bold], [Shadow]
(When using the [6x10] font size, select either [Normal] or [Shadow].)
Stroke Font
Stroke Font: Choose from [Normal], [Bold], [Outline]
Image Font
Windows fonts are converted to bitmaps and used in display parts.
Select Font
The [Font] dialog box appears. Select the font, style, size, and font set.
You can only use fonts installed in Windows. The properties you can define (Style, Size, and Font Set), differ between fonts.
Automatically Adjust Text Size
By selecting this option, the font size adjusts automatically to fit the text in the part and within the maximum setting range. Automatic adjustment setting range is 1 to 1638 points.
Text [Input Box]
If [Direct Text] is selected, input the text.
When you select a switch and press the [F2] key, you can directly edit the text on the label.
Text Color
Select a color for the text to display.
Shadow Color
When the [Font Type] is [Standard Font] and the [Text Attribute] is [Shadow], set a color for the shadow.
Background Color
Select a background color for the text to display.
Blink
Select the blink and blink speed. You can set different blink settings for [Text Color], [Shadow Color], and [Background Color].
There are cases where you can and can not set Blink depending on the Display Unit and System Settings [Color].8.5.1 Setting Colors
Fixed Position
When clicked, the Label is positioned in the center of the Key Part.
Line Spacing
Set a value from 0 to 255. This is only applicable when in the [Text] field you add multiple lines of text.
This option cannot be used when the [Font Type] is set to [Image Font].
Align
Aligns the inputted text. If the text is two lines or more, you can select [Align Left], [Align Right], or [Align Center]. When [Font Type] is [Image Font], you can also select [Justified].