APPLICATION DESIGN

Adding graphics to a layout region
1. Click on the layout region to select it.

2. Choose Create - Picture and select the graphic file.

3. Select either Graphic or Graphic Button. The graphic file is pasted into the center of the layout region. You can move the graphic by dragging and dropping.

4. To change the left and top position of the graphic, select the graphic and choose Design - Object Properties. The Control Properties box appears.

5. (Optional) Click the Hide tab of the Control Properties box to adjust the hide properties.

6. (Optional) Choose Design - Send to Back to position the graphic behind other elements.

Adding graphic buttons to a layout region

A graphic button adds a hotspot to a layout region.

1. Copy a graphic to the clipboard.

2. Click on the layout region to select it.

3. Choose Create - Layout Region - Graphic Button.

4. The graphic file is pasted into the center of the layout region. You can move the graphic by dragging and dropping.

5. From the Objects tab on the Info List in the Programmer's pane, select Hotspot - Click.

6. In the Script area of the Programmer's pane, enter a formula for what you want the hotspot to do.

7. To change the left and top position of the graphic, select the graphic and choose Design - Object Properties. The Control Properties box appears.

8. (Optional) Click the Hide tab of the Control Properties box to adjust the hide properties.

9. (Optional) Choose Design - Send to Back to position the graphic behind other elements.

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