Adding a component from the Toolbox to a form

  1. Start by performing one of these steps:
    • In the web client, launch the Web Designer, then open the form that you want to modify.
    • In Windows client, open the form that you want to modify, then go into Design Mode.
  2. In the Toolbox, select the type of component that you want to add.
  3. Perform one of these actions:
    • To display the component at its default size, click on the form where you want the top left corner to be.
    • To draw the component at the size you want, click-and-drag the component where you want it to display.
    Note:  Regardless of the action you perform, the point where you click becomes the upper left corner of the component.
  4. In the Component properties sheet, specify the properties of the component, as desired.
  5. Save your changes to the form.
  6. Close the designer.
  7. Open the form and verify that your changes were made.
    Note: To see the changes, ensure that you first unload the global form objects.

Alternatively, you can drag and drop a collection property onto the form to create a component. When you do that, an edit or combo box component, a static component, and in some cases, a grid component and caption, are all created, based on the property definition.

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