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Mingcedar Studio Manual

This manual covers industrial screen authoring in PowerPoint, data and interaction configuration, export and publishing. Start with Create your first screen.

Published 2026-10-25T12:48:42.538308458Z Updated 2026-10-26T19:56:55.568891824Z

<div class="manual-doc-article"><h1 id="author-industrial-screens-inside-powerpoint">Author industrial screens inside PowerPoint</h1>

<p>Create screens, reusable templates, live-data bindings, and interaction behavior in PowerPoint, then export HTML / SVG / JS screen packages for Mingcedar.</p>

<p>Mingcedar Studio manual for authoring industrial screens in PowerPoint, configuring runtime behavior, exporting pages, and publishing assets to Mingcedar.</p>

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<h2 id="manual-snapshot">Manual Snapshot</h2>

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<li>PowerPoint plugin</li>

<li>Screen authoring</li>

<li>Runtime export</li>

<li>Templates / Scripts</li>

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<h2 id="key-facts">Key Facts</h2>

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<li><strong>Color · geometry · interaction · text:</strong> One behavior set</li>

<li><strong>Package format:</strong> HTML / SVG / JS</li>

<li><strong>Data source:</strong> Mingcedar live tags</li>

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<h2 id="choose-by-goal">Choose by Goal</h2>

<p>Choose the current goal to find the matching behavior and key fields.</p>

<h3>Turn a pump green when running, gray when stopped</h3>

<span class="doc-goal-cat">Color</span>

<div><dt>Recommended feature</dt><dd>State Color</dd></div>

<div><dt>Why</dt><dd>For two states, on and off, State Color is the direct option.</dd></div>

<div><dt>How</dt><dd>Enter ReadTagBoolean("PLC_LINE01.PUMP01.RUN", false) in Condition and configure running and stopped colors.</dd></div>

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<h3>Make it blink on alarm</h3>

<span class="doc-goal-cat">Color</span>

<div><dt>Recommended feature</dt><dd>Blink Color</dd></div>

<div><dt>Why</dt><dd>Blinking is suitable for alarm states that need a clear visual cue.</dd></div>

<div><dt>How</dt><dd>Enter a Boolean condition and configure Blink ON and Blink OFF. Enable FALSE for a static Condition FALSE appearance. Blink Color has no blink-interval setting.</dd></div>

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<h3>Display colors by numeric range</h3>

<span class="doc-goal-cat">Color</span>

<div><dt>Recommended feature</dt><dd>Range Color</dd></div>

<div><dt>Why</dt><dd>Range Color maps each interval to a configured color.</dd></div>

<div><dt>How</dt><dd>Define a few value ranges, one color per band.</dd></div>

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<h3>Show a live value or text</h3>

<div><dt>Recommended feature</dt><dd>Tag Text</dd></div>

<div><dt>Why</dt><dd>Displays one Tag's current value with an optional prefix or suffix.</dd></div>

<div><dt>How</dt><dd>Enter the full Tag name in Target tag. See Variables, Tags, and template parameters for dynamic names and = syntax.</dd></div>

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<h3>Write a value to the PLC on click</h3>

<span class="doc-goal-cat">Interaction</span>

<div><dt>Recommended feature</dt><dd>Write Tag</dd></div>

<div><dt>Why</dt><dd>A click action can write the configured value back to the PLC.</dd></div>

<div><dt>How</dt><dd>Pick the target tag and value; use Write Tag Bit for a single bit.</dd></div>

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<h3>Build a popup or numeric keypad</h3>

<span class="doc-goal-cat">Feature</span>

<div><dt>Recommended feature</dt><dd>Template</dd></div>

<div><dt>Why</dt><dd>Popups, keypads, and tables are reusable template sets.</dd></div>

<div><dt>How</dt><dd>Author a template with placeholders, then set the template parameters for each instance.</dd></div>

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<h2 id="before-you-start">Before You Start</h2>

<p>This manual covers industrial screen authoring in PowerPoint, data and interaction configuration, export and publishing. Start with Create your first screen.</p>

<h3 id="preface-item-1">Scope</h3>

<p>For screen authors, implementation engineers and developers. Authoring requires Windows PowerPoint; runtime verification requires Mingcedar. Advanced scripting chapters assume basic JavaScript knowledge.</p>

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<h3 id="preface-item-2">Example conventions</h3>

<p>Menu and field names match the English interface; → indicates a navigation path. Code blocks identify their destination. Preserve straight quotes, brackets and identifier case. Replace example Tag names with configured project names. Click interface images to enlarge them.</p>

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<h2 id="tutorial">Getting started and progressing</h2>

Complete authoring and publishing before connecting live data and reusing components. Follow the linked tutorial for each stage.

<h3>1. Install and activate</h3>

<p>Install the add-in, verify MX Design and licensing, and prepare the Mingcedar runtime.</p>

<li><a href="/en/ppt/manual/windows-install/">Installation</a></li>

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<h3>2. Create and publish a first screen</h3>

<p>Connect buttons, an indicator and text with a page variable, then export, publish, configure a menu and verify. No PLC is required.</p>

<li><a href="/en/ppt/manual/first-screen/">First-screen tutorial</a></li>

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<h3>3. Connect live data</h3>

<p>Verify Tag names, types, read access and quality, then compare the display with platform data.</p>

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<h3>4. Reuse components and pass parameters</h3>

<p>Distinguish template parameters, page variables and page parameters, then continue with Input, Table, bit writes and popups.</p>

<li><a href="/en/ppt/manual/design-reuse-guide/">Reuse methods and parameters</a></li>

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