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The Tool Bar in Visual Composition

Use the tools on the tool bar to help you build the user interface for your program.

You can also access some or all of these tools from the Tools pull-down menu in the Visual Composition Editor, and from pop-up menus.

The alignment tools are only available when using the null layout manager.

The anchor bean, indicated by solid selection handles, is the bean that serves as the alignment reference. When you want to align beans with one another, select the ones you want to move and select the anchor bean last. You can also change the anchor bean by holding the Ctrl key and double-clicking on the new anchor bean.

Tools in this area

Run Button
Run
Property Sheet
Properties
Beans List
Beans List
Show Connections
Show Connections
Hide Connections
Hide Connections
Align Left
Align Left
Align Center
Align Center
Align Right
Align Right
Align Top
Align Top
Align Middle
Align Middle
Align Bottom
Align Bottom
Distribute Horizontally
Distribute Horizontally
Distribute Vertically
Distribute Vertically
Match Width
Match Width
Match Height
Match Height


Related concepts
Generated Code
Property Sheets
Connections

Related procedures
Positioning Beans
Running and Testing Beans
Saving a Bean
Composing Beans Visually
Moving Beans
Connecting Beans
Working in the Beans List
Editing Bean Labels
Renaming Beans and Connections
Deleting Beans
Showing and Hiding Connections

Related references
Layout
Connect