Touch-sensitive device gestures
- Last UpdatedFeb 25, 2025
- 3 minute read
AVEVA PI Vision works on all touch-sensitive devices.
If you are working on a laptop-tablet hybrid device such as a touch-sensitive laptop,
you will see the Touch mode 
toggle on the top right corner of the application. Touch mode is designed to optimize
touch experience when using a 2-in-1 hybrid device. When you toggle the Touch mode
switch on, data items in the Assets and Attributes panes will show gripper handles 
and you will be able to scroll both panes with your finger. To toggle the Touch mode
off, tap the Touch mode switch again.
Note: If you have a computer with a touch sensitive screen and the touch mode button is not visible, you may need to enable it in the advanced flag settings of your browser. First, close all browser instances. Locate Chrome or Edge in the Start menu. Right-click the application and then click Open File Location. Within the File Explorer window, right-click the browser shortcut and then click Properties. In the Target field, add "--touch-events" after the full path to the executable. For example, the new target field for Chrome might be: "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --touch-events. Click Ok and then double-click the shortcut to enable touch events.
On any touch-sensitive device, you can use the following touch gestures when working in AVEVA PI Vision.
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Drag a data item from search results to the display. |
Tap and hold the data item's gripper handle and slide your finger towards the display area.
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Resize a symbol, image, shape, or text. |
In Design mode, tap and hold the sizing handle and slide it to resize the object.
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Add a trend cursor. |
Exit Design mode and tap anywhere on a trace.
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Zoom in and out on a trend. |
Exit Design mode and pinch two fingers together to zoom out. Stretch two fingers apart to zoom in. The start time, end time, and duration changes for all the symbols on the display.
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Pan across a trend's time range. |
Exit Design mode, tap and hold the plot area of a trend and slide right or left to move backwards or forwards in time.
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Show menus to configure or format symbols. |
Tap and hold any symbol for a few seconds and quickly release your finger.
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Open a pop-up trend. |
Exit Design mode and double tap any data symbol (trend, table, value, or gauge) to view its data plotted as a pop-up trend in a separate, new display. The pop-up trend shows data from the symbol on the original display. |
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Zoom in or out of a display. |
Pinch two fingers together to zoom out of a display. Stretch two fingers apart to zoom in. |
