Pamaglawe · Objects

Add and format labels

Create the heading Anlagenübersicht in 36-pixel bold text with the Pamaglawe teal color. Labels are fixed text and need no PLC address.

Help ID OBJ-LABEL5 original screenshotsExample version 2.61.489

1. Insert a label

Open Anlagenübersicht in design mode. Choose Basic objects → Label (Grundobjekte → Label), move the dashed preview to the canvas and click to place. Esc cancels placement. Double-click the inserted label.

This guide uses the left object palette. The bottom status bar identifies the active insertion action.

2. Set text and dimensions

Use name Titel_Anlagenuebersicht, Text / initial value Anlagenübersicht, X/Y 20/20, width/height 600/70, rotation 0, opacity 100 and font size 36. Leave the additional Label field empty and its Visible checkbox off. Name identifies the object; Text / initial value is its visible content. In the illustrated build, Transparenz 100 means fully visible, 0 invisible.

The new object’s initial settings. Text, width, height and font size will be adjusted for the heading.

3. Format the font and color

Open Format label (Label formatieren). Use System, 36 px, PamaGlawe-Petrol (#55d6be), Bold on, Italic off and Left alignment. Pending property edits may not appear in this subdialog: the first image still shows 20 px and the old preview text. Explicitly set 36 here too, since applying formatting writes its font size back to the properties.

The formatting dialog is in front of the general properties. This image still shows the previous formatting.

The preview shows font size, color and alignment. The final wording comes from Text / initial value in the general properties.

4. Apply and save

Apply formatting, check Text / initial value and dimensions, apply the main properties and save with Ctrl+S. Apply alone does not save the project file. Save again after subsequent edits. Continue with an image.

Result: Anlagenübersicht now contains a label with the page heading.

5. Common questions

An old preview caption can reflect the previously applied text. Check and apply the main properties. If text wraps or clips, enlarge its area or reduce the font. If missing, check page, position, color and opacity; the extra Label/Visible checkbox does not control the primary text.

Keyboard shortcuts

Apply or close property dialogs, select objects on the canvas and leave any active text field before using an object shortcut.

Delete — delete selection: Deletes selected simple objects without another confirmation. Check the selection first.
Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y — undo / redo: Undoes or restores an available object edit. This is not a recovery mechanism for deleted pages or files.
Ctrl+C / Ctrl+V — copy / paste: Copies the selection and inserts an offset copy. Check names and process assignments afterward.
Ctrl+X — cut: Copies objects to the internal object clipboard and removes them from the page. Paste with Ctrl+V.
Ctrl+A — select all: Selects unlocked objects on the current page.
Arrow keys — move precisely: Moves the selection one pixel in the chosen direction within the page bounds.
Shift+Arrow — next grid position: Moves the selection in the grid direction using the page grid spacing.
Ctrl+L / Ctrl+Shift+L — lock / unlock: Locks the selection; Ctrl+Shift+L unlocks all locked objects on the current page.
Esc — end editor action: Cancels an action such as placement or clears the current selection.
Ctrl+S — save project: Saves applied changes. Save again after deleting, moving or copying.

The fixed global alarm area cannot be deleted or copied. Structural objects with assigned contents can ask an additional question about those contents.