Button Definition

Button Definition - Fields

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1. Main

Text

Type the text for the control. To specify a hot key for the control, place an ampersand (&) in front of the letter in the Text field to designate as the hot key. Click Hot Key to select the hot key in the text string.

Note Be careful to not assign a hot key that is already assigned to another control on the form.

Entry Sample

&Future...

Bitmap

Select an image to display with the control or click the Bitmap Selector button to open the Bitmap Selection window. A selection of standard bitmap images is provided; the images provided are fixed and cannot be changed. At the Bitmap Position field, click the right or left arrow button to place the image to the right or left of the text.

Status Message

Type the status message to appear in the status bar.

Note This field may only be available for some modules.

Entry Sample

Click Future to display the future PTD, YTD information.

Tool Tip

Type the tool tip to appear when the mouse pointer is placed over the control.

Help Code

Assign a help code to specify the help text to display for the control. The code must be numeric and preceded by a pound (#) sign.

Entry Sample

#1817

2. Options

Column

Type the column position for the control. The column position is based on the number of columns from the left. To display columns, on the Customizer toolbar, click the Toggle Grid On/Off button.

Row

Enter the row position for the control. The row position is based on the number of rows from the top. To display rows, on the Customizer toolbar, click the Toggle Grid On/Off button.

Width

Type the width of the control.

Height

Type the height of the control.

The standard button height is 1.75.

Resize

Select how the object is handled when resizing the window.

Select Fixed if you want the object’s position to remain fixed relative to the selected point in the Anchored field.

Select Auto if you want the object’s position to change based on window resizing.

This field is available only for windows that can be resized.

Anchored

Select an anchor point that will determine the object’s position when the window is resized. This field is available only for windows that can be resized and if Fixed is selected in the Resize field.

Tab Stop

Select this check box to include the control in the forms tab sequence. Clear this check box if you do not want to include the control.

Hidden

Select this check box to prevent the control from appearing on the form. Clear this check box if you want the control to appear on the form.