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Visually inserting components

You can visually insert MXML components in MXML files. Flex Builder writes the appropriate

code—including the correct namespace—to reference the component. The techniques described

in this section work in both Design and Code views.

To visually insert a component:

Open the parent MXML file in Code view (View > Code) or Design view (View > Design).

Click inside an MXML container in the file.

Always insert components in MXML containers to lay out the components in your file. If your

file does not have any containers, select one from the Containers category of the Insert bar or

from the Insert menu. For more information, see

containers" on page

Do one of the following:

Click the component in the Insert bar.

Drag the component from the Insert bar to the page.

Select the component from the Insert menu.

To find a component or container in the Insert bar, position the mouse pointer over a button

and wait for a tooltip to appear.

Note: Custom components won't be visible on the Insert bar until you synchronize Flex Builder

with the server. For more information, see

on page

125.

If prompted by a dialog box, set or clear basic property values for the component.

A dialog box appears when you click certain components on the Insert bar. To bypass these

dialog boxes, Control-click the components on the Insert bar.

If the component is a custom ActionScript or MXML component located in your site's local

root folder or in any of its subfolders, select Insert > Local Component and specify the location

of the component in the Insert Local Component dialog box.

For more information, click the Help button on the dialog box.

Note: ActionScript components won't render in Design view, but the code will be inserted in the

file.

Save the file.

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