Changing the Display of Page Elements

You can change the title, font, unit of measure and arrangement of data displayed on pages.

Before you begin

You must be in Customize mode to do this task.

About this task

Changing the display of elements can be done on different areas:
  • The title of the element
  • The element itself (dial, gauge or history plot).

Procedure

  1. To change the title, right-click the title and choose:
    • Font size
    • Font color: it changes only the color of numerical data, except for history plots where it changes the color of the line.
    • Custom Title to change the default title.

  2. To change the display of plot, gauge or dial, right-click the element and choose:
    OptionDescription
    Dial
    • Font size
    Gauge
    • Rotate
    • Font size
    • Units
    History Plot
    • Show raw data: useful to check if there are communication problems
    • Show points: useful to see the interval of received data
    • Show bars: if you use a seiner, useful to identify the different depths
    • Vertical/horizontal
    Text Display
    • Font size
    • Font color
    • Units
    In the example below, the gauge orientation has been changed to vertical, the font size of the units and title have been changed to large fonts and the font color to yellow.

  3. To change the type of display, for example switching from a text label to a plot, right-click the data item and click Change Type of View.

What to do next

Deactivate the Customize mode when you have finished customizing pages: click Menu > Customize again.