Basics

Save Page To save a page, press Ctrl-S, or use the toolbar Save Page button. A green 'save' icon will briefly be shown at the top of the page to confirm the action. 4 min read / updated 25 Oct 2026 Variables Overview of the variable types available in EnvisionSCADA and how they are referenced at runtime. 5 min read / updated 22 Oct 2026 Excel Import / Export On all configuration pages, notice the Import and Export button on the upper right. You can use those to quickly export the devices, variables, alarms, and other items to Excel, edit them, and reimport them. 1 min read / updated 22 Jul 2026 Purge Unused Variables Find variables that are not used anywhere in the project and remove them in one action. 2 min read / updated 6 Aug 2026 Project Files The Project panel in the Quick Menu (CTRL+Q) is a file manager for the three file repositories that belong to the project: Online Files, Offline Files and Python Libraries. 6 min read / updated 2 Aug 2026 Git Version Control The Git Version Control dialog in the Quick Menu (CTRL+Q) commits the project configuration to a Git repository, pulls a committed version back into the database, restores earlier commits and switches branches. 6 min read / updated 22 Oct 2026 Training Simulator The training simulator represents a simplified process consisting of one storage tank, three feed pumps, and two valves (supply and drain). The purpose of the simulator is to provide a realistic, but easy-to-understand,... 3 min read / updated 21 Jul 2026

Page Editor The tools shown around a page while Edit Mode is active: the toolbar, the rulers and guides, the selection, the grid with snapping and the status bar. 11 min read / updated 30 Oct 2026 Pages and Symbols Panels The Pages and Symbols panels of the Quick Menu show the project pages and the symbol masters as folder trees, with drag and drop between folders and a preview of each entry. 5 min read / updated 28 Oct 2026 Zooming On a desktop computer, hold CTRL and scroll forwards or backwards to zoom in and out. Use the middle mouse button to drag the screen. Use CTRL+M to reset the screen. 1 min read / updated 16 Sep 2026 Cross Reference Tool (CTRL+F) The Cross Reference tool allows project-wide searching and replacing of variables and texts. 8 min read / updated 28 Oct 2026 Z-Index Layers Viewer (CTRL+J) The Z-Index Layers Viewer helps you analyze object layer usage, assign layer names and colors, and manage runtime layer visibility. 1 min read / updated 28 Sep 2026 Object Viewer (CTRL+O) The Object Viewer helps you inspect and edit the contents of a group, a Container or the whole page, including nested groups and their objects. 1 min read / updated 28 Sep 2026

Trend Analyst The Trend Analyst is different from the Trend Object, whereas the Trend Analyst is a power trend tool for extensive process analysis, while the Trend Object is rather used to show live trending on the screens itself. 4 min read / updated 13 Oct 2026 Quick Trend Quick Trend collects up to 8 variables from runtime pages in a temporary list and shows them as a trend in a window over the page or on the Trend Analyst page. 7 min read / updated 17 Oct 2026 Screen Notes Screen Notes are shared notes on a runtime page. Users with the Screen Note Edit Right add, move and remove them, and every user who can open the page sees them. 6 min read / updated 17 Oct 2026