IBM Lotus Symphony
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Opens the Toolbox bar.
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Insert Controls |
In edit mode, double-click a control to open the properties dialog.
In edit mode, you can also right-click a control and choose the cut, copy, and paste command.
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Adds a command button. You can use a command button to execute a command for a defined event, such as a mouse click. If you want, you can add text or a graphic to the button. |
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Adds a check box that you can use to turn a function on or off. |
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Adds a button that allows a user to select from a number of options. Grouped option buttons must have consecutive tab indices. They are commonly encircled by a group box. If you have two groups of option buttons, you must insert a tab index between the tab indices of the two groups on the group frame. |
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Adds a field for displaying text labels. These labels are only for displaying predefined text, and not for entering text. |
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Adds an input box where you can enter and edit text. |
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Adds a box where you can click an entry on a list. |
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Adds a combo box. A combo box is a one line list box that a user can click, and then choose an entry from the list. If you want, you can make the entries in the combo box "read only". |
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Adds a horizontal scrollbar to the dialog. |
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Adds a vertical scrollbar to the dialog. |
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Adds a frame that you can use to visually group similar controls, such as option buttons. |
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To define two different groups of option buttons, ensure that the tab index of the group frame is between the tab indices of the two groups. |
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Adds a progress bar to the dialog. |
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Adds a horizontal line to the dialog. |
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Adds a vertical line to the dialog. |
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Adds a date field. |
If you assign the "dropdown" property to the date field, a user can drop down a calendar to select a date.
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Adds a time field. |
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Adds a numeric field. |
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Adds a currency field. |
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Adds a text box where you can define the formatting for text that is inputted or outputted as well as any limiting values. |
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Adds a masked field. A masked field consists of an input mask and a literal mask. The input mask determines which user data can be entered. The literal mask determines the state of the masked field when the form is loaded. |
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Adds a button that opens a file selection dialog. |
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Activates or deactivates the Selection mode. In this mode, you can select the controls in a dialog so that you can edit them. |
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Opens a dialog where you can edit the properties of the selected control. |
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Starts test mode. Click the dialog closer icon to end test mode. |
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Opens a dialog to enable or manage multiple sets of dialog resources for multiple languages. |
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Adds a tree control that can show a hierarchical list. You can populate the list by your program, using API calls (XtreeControl). |