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Function

New

Creates a new dialog box.

Open...

Opens the Open Dialog File dialog box, which you can use to open an existing dialog box template.

Update

Updates the template.

Does one of the following in the open Program Editor script.

Inserts the template code, if it is not in the script.

Updates existing template code in the script.

Save As...

Opens a Save  As Dialog File dialog box, which you can use to save the current dialog box template in a file under the same or new name.

Test Dialog

Toggles between:

Run mode in which the dialog box emulates a dialog box during runtime for testing purposes

Edit mode in which changes can be made to the dialog box.

Capture Dialog

Captures the standard Windows controls from a standard Windows dialog box in another Windows application.

Exit & Return

Closes the Dialog Editor and returns you to the host application.

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Function

Undo

Undo up to 10 preceding operations.

The Undo command continually indicates the next operation you can undo by selecting it and grays out when there are no more operations that can be undone.

Cut

Cuts the selected dialog box or control from the Dialog Editor window and places it on the Clipboard.

Copy

Copies the selected dialog box or item, without removing it from the Dialog Editor window, and places it on the Clipboard.

Paste

Inserts cut or copied dialog box or items into the Dialog Editor.

Clear

Deletes the selected dialog box or control from Dialog Editor's application window without placing it on the Clipboard.

Duplicate

Creates a duplicate copy of the selected item.

Size to Text

Adjusts the borders of certain items to fit the text displayed on them.

Info...

Displays an Information dialog box for the selected dialog box or item.

Grid...

Displays the Grid dialog box.

Selection

Function

OK button

Adds a default OK button to the dialog box.

Cancel button

Adds a default Cancel button to the dialog box.

Push button

Adds a push, or command, button to the dialog box.

Option button

Adds an option button to the dialog box.

Check box

Adds a check box to the dialog box.

Group box

Adds a group box to the dialog box.

Text

Adds a text control to the dialog box.

Text box

Adds a text box to the dialog box.

List box

Adds a list box to the dialog box.

Combo box

Adds a combo box to the dialog box.

Drop list box

Adds a drop list box to the dialog box.

Picture

Adds a picture to the dialog box.

Picture button

Adds a picture button to the dialog box.

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Help Topics

Opens documentation for the Dialog Editor.

1. Use the Dialog Editor.