SIMATIC HMI WinCC V7.2 WinCC: Working with WinCC System Manual Print of the Online Help 02/2013 A5E32318597-AA Working with Projects 1 Working with Tags 2 Creating Process Pictures 3 Process Picture Dynamics 4 Setting up a Message System 5 Archiving Process Values 6 Working with Cross Reference 7 Documentation of Configuration and Runtime Data 8 Creating Page Layouts 9 Creating Line Layouts 10 Setting Up Multilingual Projects 11 Structure of the User Administration 12 Integration of WinCC in SIMATIC Manager 13 Legal information Warning notice system This manual contains notices you have to observe in order to ensure your personal safety, as well as to prevent damage to property. The notices referring to your personal safety are highlighted in the manual by a safety alert symbol, notices referring only to property damage have no safety alert symbol. These notices shown below are graded according to the degree of danger. 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All rights reserved Table of contents 1 Working with Projects 27 1.1 Working with Projects 27 1.2 Opening WinCC Explorer 28 1.3 Closing WinCC Explorer 31 1.4 The WinCC Explorer 33 1.4.1 The WinCC Explorer 33 1.4.2 Windows of the WinCC Explorer 33 1.4.3 Menu Bar of the WinCC Explorer 36 1.4.4 Toolbar of the WinCC Explorer 39 1.4.5 Status Bar and Title Bar of WinCC Explorer 40 1.4.6 Search Function 41 1.5 Project Types 44 1.5.1 Single-User Project 44 1.5.2 Multi-User Project 44 1.5.3 Client Project 45 1.5.4 Changing Project Type 47 1.5.4.1 How to Change a Single-User Project into a Multi-User Project 47 1.5.4.2 How to Change a Multi-User Project to a Single-User Project 47 1.6 Creating and Editing Projects 49 1.6.1 Preparation to Create a Project 49 1.6.2 WinCC Project with Basic Process Control 51 1.6.3 How to Create a Project 53 1.6.4 How to Specify the Computer Properties 56 1.6.5 How to support multiple picture windows 58 1.6.6 Setting Time in WinCC 61 1.6.6.1 Setting Time in WinCC 61 1.6.6.2 How to Set the Time Base in the Project 64 1.6.6.3 How to Set the Time Base for Controls 65 1.6.6.4 How to Set the Time Base for Runtime Documentation 66 1.6.6.5 How to Set the Time Base for Communication 68 1.6.7 Online Configuration 69 1.6.8 Loading Online Changes 73 1.6.8.1 Loading Online Changes 73 1.6.8.2 Requirements for Loading Online Changes 75 1.6.8.3 Use and Limitations of Load Online Changes 77 1.6.8.4 Run Diagnosis of Online Change Loading 80 1.6.8.5 How to Activate Load Online Changes 82 1.6.8.6 How to Download Load Online Changes 84 1.6.8.7 How to Reset Load Online Changes 88 1.7 Determining the Global Design 90 1.7.1 Global Design of the Objects 90 1.7.2 The Elements of the Global Design 91 1.7.3 How to work with global object designs 92 WinCC: Working with WinCC System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA 3 1.7.4 How to edit your own global design 95 1.7.5 How to determine the global design of the objects 100 1.8 Making Settings for Runtime 102 1.8.1 Settings for Runtime 102 1.8.2 How to Set Up a Startup List 104 1.8.3 How to Assign Hotkeys in the Project 107 1.8.4 Effect of External Applications at Runtime 108 1.8.5 Setting up Runtime 110 1.8.5.1 How to set up Runtime 110 1.8.5.2 How to change the computer name 111 1.8.5.3 How to configure the applications available in Runtime 113 1.8.5.4 How to Change the default settings for Language, Time and Key Combinations 114 1.8.5.5 How to specify favorite process pictures 116 1.8.5.6 How to set up the system dialogs 117 1.8.5.7 How to change the language in Runtime 119 1.8.5.8 How to navigate in process pictures in Runtime 120 1.8.5.9 How to define hotkeys for operation and screen navigation 122 1.8.5.10 How to define a picture as the start picture in Runtime 125 1.8.5.11 How to configure the cursor control in Runtime 127 1.8.5.12 How to Activate Zoom Functions in Runtime 129 1.8.5.13 How to make computer-specific settings for runtime 131 1.8.5.14 How to switch off the optimized drawing 134 1.9 Activating Project 136 1.9.1 Activating Project 136 1.9.2 How to Start Runtime 136 1.9.3 How to Set Up Autostart 139 1.9.4 How to Exit Runtime 140 1.10 Copying and Duplicating Projects 143 1.10.1 Copying and Duplicating Projects 143 1.10.2 How to Copy a Project 144 1.10.3 How to Duplicate a Project for Redundant Servers 147 1.10.4 How to duplicate a redundant project at runtime 149 1.11 Appendix 151 1.11.1 Editors and Functions in WinCC Explorer 151 1.11.2 WinCC status and control in the system tray 154 1.11.3 WinCC diagnostics window and license information 156 1.11.4 Illegal Characters 157 1.11.5 File Structure of a Project 160 2 Working with Tags 163 2.1 Tag management 163 2.2 Tag Management and Tags 167 2.2.1 Tags 167 2.2.1.1 Tags 167 2.2.1.2 Process Tags 168 2.2.1.3 Internal Tags 170 2.2.1.4 Structure Types and Structure Tags 172 2.2.1.5 Tag Groups 174 2.2.2 Tag Selection Dialog 175 2.2.3 Communication Driver 178 Table of contents WinCC: Working with WinCC 4 System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA 2.3 Tag Types 180 2.3.1 Tag Types 180 2.3.2 Text Reference 181 2.3.3 Binary Tags 182 2.3.4 Signed 8-bit value 182 2.3.5 Unsigned 8-bit value 184 2.3.6 Signed 16-bit value 184 2.3.7 Unsigned 16-bit value 186 2.3.8 Signed 32-bit value 187 2.3.9 Unsigned 32-bit value 188 2.3.10 Floating-point number 32-bit IEEE 754 189 2.3.11 Floating-Point Number 64-Bit IEEE 754 191 2.3.12 Text Tag 8-Bit Character Set and Text Tag 16-Bit Character Set 192 2.3.13 Raw Data Tag 193 2.4 Creating Tags 195 2.4.1 Creating Tags 195 2.4.2 How to Create a Process Tag 195 2.4.3 Creating Internal Tags 197 2.4.4 Creating Structure Types 198 2.4.4.1 Creating Structure Types 198 2.4.4.2 How to Create a Structure Tag 198 2.4.4.3 How to Use Structure Types 201 2.4.5 How to Create a Tag Group 203 2.4.6 How to Set Limit Values 204 2.4.7 How to Define a Substitute Value 205 2.4.8 How to Define Linear Scaling 206 2.5 Editing Tags 208 2.5.1 Editing Tags 208 2.5.2 Copying, Moving and Deleting Tags 208 2.5.3 How to Rename Tags 210 2.5.4 Editing Tags in Runtime 212 2.5.5 Status Information of Tags in Runtime 213 2.6 WinCC Configuration Studio 214 2.6.1 Introduction 214 2.6.2 System requirements 215 2.6.3 Interface 215 2.6.3.1 Interface 215 2.6.3.2 Navigation area 215 2.6.3.3 Data area 216 2.6.4 Operation 217 2.6.4.1 How to operate the navigation area 217 2.6.4.2 How to operate the data area 220 2.6.5 Tips and Tricks 238 3 Creating Process Pictures 239 3.1 Creating Process Pictures 239 3.2 How to start the Graphics Designer 240 3.3 The Graphics Designer in the WinCC Explorer 241 3.3.1 The Graphics Designer in the WinCC Explorer 241 Table of contents WinCC: Working with WinCC System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA 5 3.3.2 The shortcut menu in the Navigation window 243 3.3.3 How to configure the object selection 246 3.3.4 This is how you configure the Control selection of the Object Palette 248 3.3.5 The pop-up menu in the Data Window 252 3.3.6 Displaying the properties of a picture file 255 3.3.7 Displaying the configured dynamics of a process picture 257 3.4 Elements and Basic Settings of the Graphics Designer 261 3.4.1 Elements and Basic Settings of the Graphics Designer 261 3.4.2 The Coordinate System of a Process Picture 261 3.4.3 The Coordinate System of an Object 263 3.4.4 The Rectangle Surrounding the Object 265 3.4.5 The Start Screen of the Graphics Designer 267 3.4.5.1 The Start Screen of the Graphics Designer 267 3.4.5.2 The Standard Toolbar 270 3.4.5.3 Standard and controls 271 3.4.5.4 The Style Palette 272 3.4.5.5 The Dynamic Wizard 273 3.4.5.6 The Alignment Palette 273 3.4.5.7 The Layer Palette 275 3.4.5.8 The Zoom Palette 276 3.4.5.9 The Color Palette 277 3.4.5.10 The object palette 278 3.4.5.11 The Font Palette 278 3.4.5.12 The tags 279 3.4.5.13 The Status Bar 280 3.4.6 The Central Color Palette 281 3.4.6.1 The central color palette 281 3.4.6.2 How to define the central color palette 282 3.4.6.3 How to export and import color palettes 284 3.4.7 The Basic Settings of the Graphics Designer 287 3.4.7.1 The Basic Settings of the Graphics Designer 287 3.4.7.2 How to Set the Grid 287 3.4.7.3 This is how you set the options 289 3.4.7.4 Making layers invisible 293 3.4.7.5 Showing and hiding layers and objects 295 3.4.7.6 Managing the default settings of objects 298 3.4.7.7 Changing the default trigger 300 3.4.8 Customizing the Working Environment 302 3.4.8.1 Customizing the Working Environment 302 3.4.8.2 How to work with user-defined colors 303 3.5 Working with Pictures 307 3.5.1 Working with Pictures 307 3.5.2 How to create a new picture 308 3.5.3 How to save the pictures 309 3.5.4 How to open a picture 309 3.5.5 How to Copy the Picture 310 3.5.6 How to Rename a Picture 311 3.5.7 How to Delete a Picture 312 3.5.8 How to export graphics 314 3.5.9 How to set the picture properties 315 3.5.10 How to configure a picture background 315 Table of contents WinCC: Working with WinCC 6 System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA 3.5.11 How to protect pictures with a password 317 3.5.12 Working with Layers 319 3.5.12.1 Working with Layers 319 3.5.12.2 How to assign a layer 321 3.5.12.3 How to use the layers palette 323 3.5.13 Working with Multiple Pictures 324 3.5.13.1 Working with Multiple Pictures 324 3.5.13.2 How to transfer picture properties to another picture 324 3.5.13.3 How to transfer objects to another picture 325 3.5.13.4 How to copy objects to another picture 326 3.6 Working with Faceplate Types 328 3.6.1 Working with Faceplate types 328 3.6.2 How to create a Faceplate type 330 3.6.3 How to create a Faceplate type 331 3.6.4 How to insert the individual objects of the Faceplate type 332 3.6.5 Configuration of a Faceplate type 332 3.6.6 Properties of a Faceplate type 333 3.6.7 How to link object properties with a properties node 336 3.6.8 How to link faceplate tags with a properties node 338 3.6.9 Event of a Faceplate type 340 3.6.10 How to configure the events of a Faceplate type 341 3.6.11 Definition of the Faceplate tags of a Faceplate type 343 3.6.12 How to edit the Faceplate tags of a Faceplate type 344 3.6.13 Making a Faceplate type dynamic 345 3.6.14 How to use a Faceplate instance 346 3.6.15 How to update a Faceplate instance 349 3.6.16 How to protect faceplate types with a password 350 3.7 Working with Controls 352 3.7.1 Working with Controls 352 3.7.2 Short Description of the WinCC Controls and Additional Controls 352 3.7.3 This is how you insert an ActiveX control as a smart object: 355 3.7.4 This is how you insert a .NET or WPF control as a smart object 357 3.7.5 How to Insert a Control from the "Controls" Tab 358 3.7.6 How to Resize a Control 359 3.7.7 How to Position a Control 361 3.7.8 This is how you configure the Control selection of the Object Palette 362 3.7.9 This is how you change the registration of an ActiveX control 365 3.7.10 How to Change the Properties of a Control 367 3.7.11 ActiveX controls 368 3.7.11.1 IXDiskSpace.DiskSpace Control 368 3.7.11.2 Siemens HMI Symbol Library 373 3.7.11.3 WinCC Digital/Analog Clock Control 382 3.7.11.4 WinCC Gauge Control 388 3.7.11.5 WinCC Media Control 398 3.7.11.6 WinCC Slider Control 403 3.7.12 .NET controls 411 3.7.13 WPF controls 412 3.8 Working with Objects 414 3.8.1 Working with Objects 414 3.8.2 How to change the default setting of object types 415 3.8.3 Basic Static Operations 416 Table of contents WinCC: Working with WinCC System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA 7 3.8.3.1 Basic Static Operations 416 3.8.3.2 How to insert an object into a picture 417 3.8.3.3 How to Rename Objects 419 3.8.3.4 How to select an object 420 3.8.3.5 Multiple Selection of Objects 421 3.8.3.6 How to Select Multiple Objects 423 3.8.3.7 How to position objects 425 3.8.3.8 How to Align Multiple Objects 427 3.8.3.9 How to scale an object 428 3.8.3.10 How to mirror the objects 430 3.8.3.11 How to rotate the objects 431 3.8.3.12 How to delete objects 433 3.8.3.13 How to cut objects 434 3.8.3.14 How to copy objects 435 3.8.3.15 How to insert the contents of the clipboard 436 3.8.3.16 How to duplicate objects 437 3.8.3.17 How to change the position of an object 438 3.8.3.18 You can change the text contents of objects 440 3.8.4 Basic Dynamic Operations 443 3.8.4.1 Basic Dynamic Operations 443 3.8.4.2 How to make attributes dynamic 443 3.8.4.3 How to configure events 445 3.8.4.4 How to configure a dynamic dialog 446 3.8.4.5 How to configure a C action 448 3.8.4.6 How to configure a VBS action 450 3.8.4.7 How to Configure a Tag Connection 452 3.8.4.8 You can link the tag connection of objects 453 3.8.4.9 How to Configure a Direct Connection 457 3.8.5 The Properties of an Object 459 3.8.5.1 The Properties of an Object 459 3.8.5.2 The "Object Properties" Window 460 3.8.5.3 Property Groups and Attributes 469 3.8.5.4 Special Runtime Settings 497 3.8.6 Working with Objects in the Object Palette 504 3.8.6.1 Working with Objects in the Object Palette 504 3.8.6.2 Working with Standard Objects 506 3.8.6.3 Working with Smart Objects 540 3.8.6.4 Working with Windows Objects 612 3.8.6.5 Working with Tube Objects 630 3.8.6.6 Quick Object Configuration 636 3.8.7 Working with Combined Objects 643 3.8.7.1 Working with Combined Objects 643 3.8.7.2 Working with Groups 644 3.8.7.3 Working with Customized Objects 648 3.8.7.4 Working with the library 674 3.9 Process Pictures in Runtime 683 3.9.1 Testing Process Pictures in Runtime 683 3.9.2 How to activate / deactivate Runtime 683 3.9.3 How to test the active picture in Runtime 684 3.9.4 Menus and Toolbars 685 3.9.4.1 User-defined menus and toolbars 685 3.9.4.2 How to Create a Menu 688 Table of contents WinCC: Working with WinCC 8 System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA 3.9.4.3 How to Create a Toolbar 692 3.9.4.4 How to configure menus and toolbars in a picture 695 3.9.4.5 How to configure menus and toolbars in a picture window 695 3.9.4.6 Control elements of the "Menus and Toolbars" editor 696 3.9.4.7 How to define the font for the various languages 698 3.9.5 Virtual keyboard 701 3.9.5.1 Virtual keyboard - General Information 701 3.9.5.2 How to configure the activation of the virtual keyboard 702 3.9.5.3 How to operate the virtual keyboard 703 3.9.6 Setting up Mouseless Operation of a Picture 705 3.9.6.1 How to set up a picture for mouseless operation 705 3.9.6.2 Defining the Alpha cursor's tab sequence 706 3.9.6.3 Specifying the tab sequence of the tab order cursor 708 3.10 Object properties 711 3.10.1 "Axis" Property Group 711 3.10.1.1 Axis Section (AxisSection) 711 3.10.1.2 Alignment 711 3.10.1.3 Bar Scaling (ScalingType) 711 3.10.1.4 Label Each (Long StrokesText Each) 712 3.10.1.5 Exponent Display (Exponent) 712 3.10.1.6 Large Tick Marks (LongStrokesBold) 712 3.10.1.7 Large Tick Marks Length (LongStrokesSize) 713 3.10.1.8 Decimal Places (RightComma) 713 3.10.1.9 Zero Point (ZeroPoint) 713 3.10.1.10 Only Large Tick Marks (LongStrokesOnly) 713 3.10.1.11 Scale (Scaling) 714 3.10.1.12 Scale Marks (ScaleTicks) 714 3.10.1.13 Digits to the Left of the Decimal Point (LeftComma) 714 3.10.2 "Output / Input" Property Group 714 3.10.2.1 Number of Visible Lines (NumberLines) 714 3.10.2.2 Output Format (OutputFormat) 715 3.10.2.3 Output Value (OutputValue) 715 3.10.2.4 Bit Number (BitNumber) 715 3.10.2.5 Data Format (DataFormat) 715 3.10.2.6 Input value 716 3.10.2.7 Field Type (BoxType) 716 3.10.2.8 List Type (ListType) 716 3.10.2.9 Clear on Invalid Input (ClearOnError) 717 3.10.2.10 Clear on New Input (ClearOnNew) 717 3.10.2.11 Selected Boxes (Process) 717 3.10.2.12 Selected Box (Process) 717 3.10.2.13 Apply on Exit (AssumeOnExit) 717 3.10.2.14 Apply on Complete Input (AssumeOnFull) 718 3.10.2.15 Hidden Input (HiddenInput) 718 3.10.2.16 Assignments (Assignments) 718 3.10.3 "Picture" Property Group 719 3.10.3.1 Picture (PictureName) 719 3.10.3.2 Picture Referenced (PicReferenced) 719 3.10.3.3 Picture Transparent Color (PicTransColor) 720 3.10.3.4 Picture Transparent Color On (PicUseTransColor) 720 3.10.4 "Pictures" Property Group 720 3.10.4.1 Picture Off Referenced (PicUpReferenced) 720 Table of contents WinCC: Working with WinCC System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA 9 3.10.4.2 Picture Off Transparent Color (PicUpTransparent) 720 3.10.4.3 Picture Off Transparent Color On (PicUpUseTransColor) 721 3.10.4.4 Picture Deact. Referenced (PicDeactReferenced) 721 3.10.4.5 Picture Deact. Transparent Color (PicDeactTransparent) 721 3.10.4.6 Picture Deact. Transparent Color On (PicDeactUseTransColor) 721 3.10.4.7 Picture On Referenced (PicDownReferenced) 722 3.10.4.8 Picture On Transparent Color (PicDownTransparent) 722 3.10.4.9 Picture On Transparent Color On (PicDownUseTransColor) 722 3.10.4.10 Picture Status Off (PictureUp) 722 3.10.4.11 Picture Status Deactivated (PictureDeactivated) 723 3.10.4.12 Picture Status On (PictureDown) 723 3.10.4.13 Picture Alignment 723 3.10.5 "Flashing" Property Group 724 3.10.5.1 Flashing (EnableFlashing) 724 3.10.5.2 Flashing Background Active (FlashBackColor) 724 3.10.5.3 Flashing Line Active (FlashBorderColor) 724 3.10.5.4 Flashing Border Active (FlashBorderColor) 725 3.10.5.5 Flashing Text Active (FlashForeColor) 725 3.10.5.6 Flash Frequency (FlashRate) 725 3.10.5.7 Background Flash Frequency (FlashRateBackColor) 726 3.10.5.8 Line Flash Frequency (FlashRateBorderColor) 726 3.10.5.9 Border Flash Frequency (FlashRateBorderColor) 726 3.10.5.10 Text Flash Frequency (FlashRateForeColor) 727 3.10.5.11 Flashing Background Color Off (BackFlashColorOff) 727 3.10.5.12 Flashing Background Color On (BackFlashColorOn) 727 3.10.5.13 Flashing Line Color Off (BorderFlashColorOff) 728 3.10.5.14 Flashing Line Color On (BorderFlashColorOn) 728 3.10.5.15 Flashing Border Color Off (BorderFlashColorOff) 728 3.10.5.16 Flashing Border Color On (BorderFlashColorOn) 728 3.10.5.17 Flashing Text Color Off (ForeFlashColorOff) 729 3.10.5.18 Flashing Text Color On (ForeFlashColorOn) 729 3.10.6 The property group "Control Properties" 730 3.10.6.1 A 730 3.10.6.2 B 734 3.10.6.3 C 741 3.10.6.4 D 754 3.10.6.5 E 756 3.10.6.6 F 760 3.10.6.7 G 762 3.10.6.8 H 763 3.10.6.9 I 768 3.10.6.10 L 768 3.10.6.11 M 769 3.10.6.12 O 781 3.10.6.13 P 790 3.10.6.14 R 792 3.10.6.15 S 794 3.10.6.16 T 809 3.10.6.17 U 858 3.10.6.18 V 861 3.10.6.19 X/Y 875 3.10.7 The "Display" property group 882 Table of contents WinCC: Working with WinCC 10 System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA [...]... To do this, use the Exit WinCC or Exit WinCC or Windows dynamic wizards See also How to Exit Runtime (Page 140) Opening WinCC Explorer (Page 28) 32 WinCC: Working with WinCC System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA Working with Projects 1.4 The WinCC Explorer 1.4 The WinCC Explorer 1.4.1 The WinCC Explorer Introduction When you start WinCC, the WinCC Explorer is opened With the WinCC Explorer, you can... project and exit WinCC Explorer If active, the project is also deactivated and closed The WinCC Explorer and all open WinCC editors are closed Exit WinCC Explorer Only the WinCC Explorer closes The project remains open and active if it was already active WinCC editors remain open WinCC: Working with WinCC System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA 31 Working with Projects 1.3 Closing WinCC Explorer File... Explorer from the Windows Start menu Select the entry "WinCC Explorer" in the "SIMATIC" > "WinCC" folder WinCC Explorer is opened Windows Explorer You can start WinCC with the WinCCExplorer.exe start file The WinCCExplorer.exe file can be found in the Windows Explorer in your installation path in WinCC\ bin Windows Desktop You can create a shortcut for the WinCCExplorer.exe file You then place this shortcut... you can delete the "ProjectOpened.Ick" and "wincc. lck" files See also Editors and Functions in WinCC Explorer (Page 151) How to Start Runtime (Page 136) Closing WinCC Explorer (Page 31) 30 WinCC: Working with WinCC System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA Working with Projects 1.3 Closing WinCC Explorer 1.3 Closing WinCC Explorer Introduction When you close the WinCC Explorer, you normally close the project... The types of project in WinCC ● How to create a project and work with it ● How to activate and deactivate a project ● How to copy a project WinCC: Working with WinCC System Manual, 02/2013, A5E32318597-AA 27 Working with Projects 1.2 Opening WinCC Explorer 1.2 Opening WinCC Explorer Introduction When you start WinCC, the WinCC Explorer normally is opened After installation, WinCC is entered in the... operating system You can start WinCC with the entry "WinCC Explorer" The WinCC Explorer can also be opened from the desktop or using the Windows Explorer Note If you only have a Runtime license installed on a computer, you can only work in the WinCC Explorer or in a WinCC editor for one hour If the WinCC Explorer or a WinCC editor remains open for more than one hour, WinCC changes to the demonstration... of the WinCC Explorer is displayed The WinCC Explorer opens without opening a project Activated Project If the project was activated when you exited WinCC Runtime, it will be opened in Runtime again when you restart WinCC If you close a project and open another project that was opened the last time in the activated state, WinCC once again opens the project in Runtime 28 WinCC: Working with WinCC System... 1.2 Opening WinCC Explorer With the key combination + , you can prevent WinCC activating Runtime immediately Press the key and the key while WinCC is opening Keep the keys pressed until the project is open and displayed fully in the WinCC Explorer WinCC opens the last project without starting Runtime Opening WinCC Explorer Windows Start Menu You can open the WinCC Explorer... normally in the open WinCC Explorer Start Mode of the WinCC Explorer Open project When you start WinCC the first time, the WinCC Explorer is opened without a project Whenever you start WinCC again, the last project you had open will be opened again With the key combination + , you can prevent WinCC from opening a project immediately Press the key and the key while WinCC is opening... activated, WinCC displays information on tags and connections in the form of a tooltip For more detailed information, refer to the WinCC Information System under Working with Tags See also Editors and Functions in WinCC Explorer (Page 151) Status Bar and Title Bar of WinCC Explorer (Page 40) Toolbar of the WinCC Explorer (Page 39) Menu Bar of the WinCC Explorer (Page 36) Search Function (Page 41) WinCC: . 1 67 2. 2.1 Tags 1 67 2. 2.1.1 Tags 1 67 2. 2.1 .2 Process Tags 168 2. 2.1.3 Internal Tags 170 2. 2.1.4 Structure Types and Structure Tags 1 72 2. 2.1.5 Tag Groups 174 2. 2 .2 Tag Selection Dialog 175 . Priority Bit 21 (PrioBit21) 10 02 3.10 .21 .26 Priority Bit 22 (PrioBit 22) 10 02 3.10 .21 . 27 Priority Bit 23 (PrioBit23) 10 02 3.10 .21 .28 Priority Bit 24 (PrioBit24) 10 02 3.10 .21 .29 Priority Bit 25 (PrioBit25). Runtime 1 27 1 5 .7. 1 WinCC Alarm Control 1 27 1 5 .7. 2 Configuration of the Alarm Control 1 27 2 5 .7. 2. 1 Configuration of the WinCC Alarm Control 1 27 2 5 .7. 2. 2 How to Configure the Message System 1 27 3