In order to insert pictures (bitmaps) in screen masks, you first need to declare them in the Bitmap Editor for Embedded HMI. Each bitmap declared here is defined as:

• a name (ID) to be used in graphic objects properties and IEC programs
• a pathname to a valid .BMP file (other image formats are not supported)

If you don't specify any path for the .BMP file, it is searched in the \BITMAP folder where the Workbench Studio is installed.

Bitmap IDs can be directly used in IEC programs as integer values, in order for example to set a dynamically changed bitmap to an object through a variable. You don't need to declare or define bitmap IDs in the IEC application. Their name are automatically known by the compiler.

Bitmaps are automatically converted into the set of colors available on the selected display device.

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