Add an Item to a Panel

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Expand/Collapse item  Overview

An item is any element of a panel that can be moved or changed in some way by the Customizer module. Items that perform a function (as opposed to static text and frames) are also referred to as controls.

Expand/Collapse item  Before You Begin

  • To learn more about the types of items that can be added to a panel, see Panel Items .

  • Before you can add a user-defined field (UDF) to a panel, you must first create the UDF. For more information, see Create a User-Defined Field (UDF).

 

To add an item to a panel

  1. Select Custom Office Main menu > Customizer Selection.

  2. Select the panel to add an item to. For more information, see Select a Panel.

  3. On the Customizer Toolbar, select the type of item to add by clicking the link control, field, text, or frame item button.

  1. On the panel, click and drag to position and size the item. The corresponding maintenance window appears. For example, if you are adding text to a panel, the Text Definition dialog box appears.

  2. In the maintenance window, set the properties for the current control by entering the appropriate fields.

  3. Use one of the following sizing methods to size the item, if necessary:

  4. To size the item by entering numeric values, click the Options tab. In the Column, Row, Width, and Height fields, enter the appropriate values.

  5. To size the item automatically, click the Options tab. Click Auto Size.

Note  Auto Size is not available for UDFs.

  1. Click OK.

The item is added to the panel.

To resize the item after adding it to the panel, double-click, hold, and drag the item. A blue rectangle appears around the item as you are resizing it.