Adding new components
The easiest way to add components is by using the Component Palette. The Component Palette is a toolbar on the Main Window, which holds commonly used visual components that you can add to forms. You can add a component merely by clicking on the component in the Palette and then clicking on the form in the Form Editor window. You can also add your own components to the Component Palette. See Customizing the Component Palette for more information.
To add a component using the Component Palette:
- Choose a component in the Component Palette by clicking on its icon. (The add/selection mode icon shown in the figure above will become unselected, showing that the Form Editor is in "add mode".)
- Click on the Form Editor window to add the component to the form. You can add multiple components of the same type by holding down the SHIFT key and clicking multiple times.
The Palette automatically changes to selection mode (the add/selection icon becomes selected) after the component has been added to the form.
Depending on the layout used, you can add a component (or move it by dragging it) to a specific position (Border and Absolute layouts) and/or set the default size of the component by dragging the mouse on the selection handles (Absolute Layout).
To add a component using the Explorer:
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