“VIEW” Tab
The “VIEW” tab enables you to display or close workspaces and panels.
The “VIEW” tab contains the following operating elements.
Symbol | Function | Description |
|---|---|---|
“Project Structure” Group | ||
| Device Structure | Opens the “Device Structure” panel (see Device Structure) |
| Program Structure | Opens the “Program Structure” panel (see Program Structure) |
“Display” Group | ||
| Product Catalog | Opens the “Product Catalog” panel (see Product Catalog) |
| Messages | Opens the message list (see Message Bar and “Messages” Panel) |
| Settings | Opens the “Settings” panel (see Settings) |
| I/O Mapping | Opens the mapping for inputs and outputs under Device Detail view (see I/O Mapping) |
| Cross reference list | Opens the cross reference list with the references of a variable in the project (see Cross Reference List) |
| Device Log | Opens the “Device Log” panel (see Device Log) |
| Bookmarks | Opens the “Bookmark” panel to view all bookmarks used in the program editor Bookmarks can be used for all programming languages (except Sequential Function Chart (SFC) to make navigating in long programs easier. Tip: To set / remove bookmarks or to display the previous / following bookmark, use shortcuts (see General). |
„Programming“ Group | ||
| Tools | Opens the “Tools” panel and displays the elements used in the editor that can be moved by drag & drop in the editor, e.g., predefined function blocks or operators for programming |
| Visualization Tools | Opens the “Visualization Tools” panel and displays the elements used in the editor that can be moved by drag & drop in the editor, e.g., controls, measurement devices, scales or lights for visualization |
| Element Properties | Opens the “Element Properties” panel. |
| Breakpoints | Opens the Breakpoints list (see Breakpoints) |
| Call stack | Opens the call stack (see Call Stack) |
| Monitoring | Opens a selection field with the commands “Monitoring 1, 2, 3, 4” or “View all forced values”, which display the corresponding watch list “View all forced values” is a special view of all currently forced values. It enables “Program Organization Units” (POUs − program organization units of type program, function or function block) and a user-defined list of expressions/variables to be monitored. |
“Licensing” Group | ||
| License Manager | Opens the license manager (see “Licensing” Page) |
| Project Licensing | Opens the “Project Licensing” panel (see Project Licensing |
| Available Licenses | Opens the “Available Licenses” panel (see Available Licenses) |
“Window” Group | ||
| Tabbed | Arranges the windows of the main view in individual tabs |
| Tile horizontally | Arranges the windows of the main view vertically (tiled horizontally) |
| Tile vertically | Arranges the windows of the main view horizontally (tiled vertically) |
For additional information see:
- Workspace > Panels
- Workspace > “Network/Devices” Workspace
- Workspace > “Programming” Workspace
- Operating > Using Workspaces
- Operating > Using Panels