Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk View Machine Edition Users Guide - Manual (Page 327)

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6. Click the OK button in the Image Browser for the graphic to be placed in the current
workspace.
Note that any Symbol Factory object, including Bitmap, DIB and metafile can be pasted
into Image Browser where it will be stored as a bitmap.
Import Symbol Factory objects directly into display
1. Launch Symbol Factory either by using the Menu bar (Objects > Symbol Factory)
or from the Objects toolbar ( ).
2. Browse through the Categories and locate the graphic to be used. Select the graphic so
it is highlighted. To place the object into the display you could:
 Click the Copy button in Symbol Factory. Symbol Factory will be minimized to the
system tray, then from the Menu bar, click on Edit and paste.
or
 Click the object and hold down the mouse button while dragging the object to where
you want it placed on the display. Releasing the mouse drops the object onto the
display.
Tips for using images
Use bitmaps versus JPEG images
When deciding whether to use a bitmap image or a JPEG image, consider these points:
 FactoryTalk View supports 256 color (grayscale) and 16 million color JPEG images
only. For all other color types, use bitmaps.
 For large color images (16 million color, 320 x 240 pixels or larger), JPEG images
load faster than bitmaps. In all other cases, bitmaps load faster than JPEGs.
 Color JPEG images have a much smaller file size than the equivalent bitmap image,
and therefore require less disk space at run time.
Guidelines for using images
Images consume Windows resources, so when using graphic images use the lowest color
depth possible.