# Set up connections for a local message display

Use the Connections tab of the Local Message Display Properties dialog box to set up connections for a local message display.

## To set up connections for a local message display

1. In the Graphics Display editor, double-click the display to open its Properties dialog box.
2. Click the Connections tab.
3. Assign tags or expressions to the connections:
   - Value
   - Message File, if you want to use a variable message file
   - Echo Message, if you want to write the triggered message to a tag

## See also

Create a local message display

Set up general options for a local message display

Columns on the Connections tab of a graphic object's Properties dialog box