Adding and Styling Canvas Points
The procedures in this topic come after Adding a Canvas (Accessing the Staging Area, Uploading a Background Image, and Adjusting the Margins), but before Naming the Canvas and Saving the Canvas.
Adding and Arranging Points
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Select Add point, which makes a Device list and Point Selector appear.
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Locate and choose the point you want.
Note: If creating on a global dashboard , a dropdown box is above the Device list and Point Selector. If you want to select a point from a different project, select that project from the dropdown list first.
Note: Below a device name, the information in gray text is the device type, as set in the device's profile (see Editing a Device Profile). Below a point name, the information in gray text is [parent device name]:[point ID].
Note: Selecting a device from the Device list (left) narrows the Point Selector list (right) to show only the points in that device.
Note: You can filter both lists by typing in Search Devices. You can also filter the Point Selector list by typing in Search Points.
Note: As devices and points are filtered, the number of displayed devices or points out of the total (matching that criteria) is given at the bottom of each list.
Note: To display more devices or points in a list, select Load More Devices or Load More Points (at the bottom of each list).
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Drag the point slot to where you want it to be on (or around) the background.
Caution: If you drag a point slot outside of the background image's margins, it will turn red. If you then release it, it will disappear and you will need to add it again.
Note: To remove a point, select the x below it.
Styling Points
Sizing a point
Use resize to switch between three size options for the point slot:
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Point name and point value displayed next to each other (long)
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Point name displayed above point value (more compact)
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Point value only (smallest)
Customizing a point's color and opacity
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Do one of the following to choose a color:
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Use the color slider and move the selection circle.
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Enter the HEX color code.
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Select a previously used color and opacity setting from the rectangular swatches at the bottom of the palette.
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Do one of the following to change the opacity:
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Use the opacity slider.
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Change the seventh and eighth digits of the HEX code.
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Select a previously used color and opacity setting from the rectangular swatches at the bottom of the palette.
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Select an area outside of the palette to close it.