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Windows Screen Objects
Name
Description
Push Buttons
Figure 1-1 shows a group of four Push Buttons; Edit,
A dd , Delete , and Close . Each of these buttons
has a graphic picture and a text label to describe the
action the button will perform when Pushed. The
Selected button in the group, the A dd button, is
noted by the Cursor, a dotted box around the label.
Y ou activate a button's action by Clicking the Mouse
on it or by pressing the <Enter> key when it is the
selected button.
Text Box
Figure 1-2 shows a Text Box. It appears as a
recessed white area on the screen. When the Text
Box is selected the Cursor is a vertical line inside the
Text Box . The Text Box is a data entry field
where you type information.
List Box Selected
Figure 1-3 shows the List Box or Combo Box
selected with the cursor as a blue highlighted text area.
The Combo Box is a combination of a pop up list
and a text area, Figure 1-4. The list is opened by
Lis t Box Opened
clicking on the button with the down arrow, located
to the right of the text area. When opened the list will
show one of the rows (items) selected with the
Cursor. You can select any item in the list by clicking
on it, or by moving the cursor up or down with the
directions arrow keys and pressing the <Enter> key.
The list will close and your selection will be displayed
in the text area.
Radio Buttons
Figure 1-5 shows a Radio Button set. A Radio
Button set is another form of list where one item is
selected. The selected item in the list is shown as a
black dot in one of the recessed white circles. When
the Radio Button object is selected, the Cursor is a
dotted box around the label of the selected item. You
can select any item in the list by clicking on it, or by
moving the cursor up or down with the directional
arrow keys.
Grid
Figure 1-6 shows a Grid . The Grid is a table of
rows and columns that show information in an
organized way. Each row shows information about a
specific item. (i.e. A unit, a Tenant, a code, etc.) Each
column holds a different piece of information about
that item. Depending on the purpose of the Grid , it
will act differently. Y ou may be allow you to enter or
edit existing information, or the Grid may act as a
selection list where you can choose one of the items
(Rows). When the Grid is Selected, the Cursor is a
highlighted row in the table.
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DigiGate-700
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