HE: .pdf Viewer

Use the .pdf Viewer widget to display a .pdf, and allow the user to page through it and adjust the Zoom level.

 

You link to the .pdf file via the Properties Window.

 

Note that the Location parameter enables you to link directly to a .pdf stored in the project, or indirectly to a .pdf on the controller's SD card or a storage device plugged into a UniStream USB port (DOK, memory stick)

PDF Viewer Attributes

Location:
Direct Project

This is a file that is part of  project. Note that when you download the project, you must select a Download type that includes the Media folders.

PDF file

Click to navigate to the .pdf file. The file will be imported into the Media folder.

Location:
InDirect Project

The file is located on an external drive, either the controller's SD card, or a DOK (USB stick).

Click to select a storage device.

Path
(Tag/Constant

Supply the Path and Name of the file in the linked Data Tag.

If the file is in the root directory, you can supply only the file name.
If the file is in a sub-directory, do not use ellipses. Use syntax as follows: /Folder1/Folder2

Start Page

Use a constant or tag value to open the .pdf at a specific page.

Zoom Level

Move the slider to set the Zoom level when the file is opened.

 

Related Topics

HMI Display Editor

HMI Items Collection

HMI Screen Jumps

HMI Element Actions