Aligning Dialog Controls; Centering Dialog Controls - Symantec WINDOWS INSTALLER EDITOR 7.0 SP2 - REFERENCE FOR WISE INSTALLATION EXPRESS V1.0 Installation Manual

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Incorrect tab order on a dialog box

Aligning Dialog Controls

You can align controls on a dialog box in relation to each other.
To align dialog box controls
1.
In Setup Editor > Dialogs tab, select a dialog box in the left pane.
2.
In the right pane, select two or more controls.
The last control you select is the master control that the other controls will be
aligned with.
3.
Select Layout menu > Align > Lefts/Rights/Tops/Bottoms, depending on which edge
of the controls should align.
In Visual Studio: Format menu > Align > Lefts/Rights/Tops/Bottoms
All selected controls are aligned with the master control.

Centering Dialog Controls

You can center controls on a dialog box in relation to the dialog box boundaries.
To center dialog box controls
1.
In Setup Editor > Dialogs tab, select a dialog box in the left pane.
2.
In the right pane, select two or more controls.
3.
Select Layout menu > Center in Form > and then select one of the following.
In Visual Studio: Format menu > Center in Form.
Vertically. Center within the top and bottom edges of the dialog box.
Horizontally. Center within the left and right edges of the dialog box.
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