Page Properties

This function requires the Pro License as a minimum (for a maximum of one page) or the Show Control Module (for several pages). See Licenses and functions.

Every Control Panel page can be customized by making the corresponding settings below.

Background

• Individual color  ...allows specification of any background color for the Control Panel page. Place a checkmark next to it and click the color field to select the color. Details on color selection.

  For color specification color spaces RGB and HSB are available for selection.  Grab one of the small squares in the corners with the mouse and drag it to choose the corresponding color. Field Old / New color allows you to compare the new color to the old one. Clicking on old color causes it to be displayed in the corresponding object, if live update is supported by the object. This way, a before/after comparison can be made. Selection of colors is particularly easy via the pipette. Click the pipette and the mouse pointer takes the form of a pipette. Use it to click the corresponding color on the screen or somewhere in the program window. If you want to use your own standard colors for a project or want to use a particular color several times, you can define a Custom color. This is how you proceed: Select a color so that it becomes visible in field Old / New color on the right. Hold the Ctrl key pressed and click one of the squares in field Custom to save the corresponding color. All colors saved under Custom can be directly selected by clicking them. This selection of colors will also be available when the dialog is opened again.

• Individual picture  ...allows any picture to be used for the background. Place a checkmark next to Individual picture and close the Properties Dialog by clicking on OK. Drag the appropriate picture from the Media Pool and drop it onto the Control Panel page. Please note that the picture is not scaled, i.e. the pixels need to match the Control Panel size.

Field size

• If you place a checkmark next to Individual field size, you can specify the size of a field, i.e. the size of a control panel field. The default size is 88 x 66 pixels. The default setting can be restored by clicking Default.

Header

If every page is to be provided with an individual header, place a checkmark next to Individual. In this case, any global header specified in the Project Options will be ignored for this page. See also Project Options - Control Panel.

• Height  ...for entering the header height in pixels. Enter 0 pixels if no header is to be displayed.

• Color  ...header background color. Click this field to specify the desired color. See also Color selection.

• Text color  ...specifies the text color. Click this field to determine the desired color.

In the field below you can enter the applicable text. Add the current page number in the text by entering %P. Date and time can be added likewise. See Syntax for date and time display format. Click to select the text orientation.

See also

Graphic design of Control Panel

Duplicating Control Panel pages

Selecting a Control Panel page