Note:  Do not misunderstand the purpose of this drawing method.  The “Elapsed Time” drawing method will only show “time that has elapsed” or “time that the equipment has been running” if that is what the totalizer is counting.  To do this, the source for the totalizer must be a tag whose value is 1 when the equipment is on and 0 when the equipment is off. 

A totalizer tag that is accumulating a value such as total flow does not also track its running time.  The elapsed time drawing method cannot show information that is not being collected.

The Tag field displays the name and description of the tag that is currently associated with this drawing method.  You can use this to select a different tag or parameter to use as the data source for this drawing method.

The Tag field is only present when editing a completed drawing method object

[Select one of the font tags (or parameter linked to a font tag) that you with to use to display the text.  The display will use the default system font if you do not select a font tag.

The parameters button is enabled only if the tag is drawn on a page that includes a font parameter, or if the tag is part of a drawing method and the associated drawing method editor is open.

Sets the position of the text within the display area.  You may select left-aligned, right-aligned or centered.  To align the display area itself with other elements on the page, see: Alignment and Positioning Tools.

Examples of the three border types are shown at the beginning of this topic.

Opens the Select Color Dialog from which you can select the color of the text.  If an indented or beveled border has been selected, the background color against which the text will be displayed can also be defined.