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Label
A label is an element that contains a single line of text. Once you dragged the element from the library onto the Canvas, you have to take the following steps to modify it. First, select the label on the Canvas, then right click and choose ‘Edit’. A menu with 3 tab sheets will appear.
Tip: if you want to arrange multiple labels and other elements in a symmetrical fashion, consider using the Canvas Tool.
Tab sheet: Basics
| 1. | Click the Basics tab sheet. |
| 2. | In the Default Label box, type the text of the label. |
| 3. | In the Lookup Key box, type the lookup key you used in your Catalogs. |
| 4. | If you want the label to appear in another font, in the Font box, select a font. |
| 5. | If you want the label to appear in bold, click the Bold check box. |
| 6. | If you want the label to appear in italic fonts, click the Italic check box. |
| 7. | If you want the label to appear underlined, click the Underlined check box. |
| 8. | If you want the Label to be presented vertically instead of horizontally, click Vertical. |
| 9. | If you want the button NOT to be translucent, click Opaque. |
Tab sheet: Colour
| 1. | Click the Colour tab sheet. |
| 2. | In the palette, select a colour. |
| 3. | If the colour is for the text, click Text. If it is for the background, click Background. |
Tab sheet: Position
Please note! This element has a fixed size. Using this tab sheet to set the position is optional. Instead of dragging, you can use the Position tab sheet to specify positions.
| 1. | Click the Position tab sheet.
- X and Y refer to the left and top side of the element.
- arrow-X and arrow-Y refer to the center of the element.
- Relative Position refers to the position on the window, where the maximum left (X) and top (Y) side of the window refer to 0, and the maximum right (X) and bottom (Y) side of the window refer to 1.
- Offset refers to the amount of pixels from the topleft corner of the window. |
| 2. | Determine the relative position of the left (X) and top (Y) side of the element by typing values between 0 and 1 in the appropriate Relative Position boxes. |
| 3. | Determine the relative position of the center of the element by typing values between 0 and 1 in the appropriate arrow-X and arrow-Y Relative Position boxes. |
| 4. | Determine the size of the element by typing the amount of pixels in the appropriate Offset boxes. |
Related topics:
Explanation Widgets
Explanations
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