2.4. Controls

2.4.1. Add, Copy, Resize, and Move Controls

To add a new control  to your page, you have two options:

  1. From the View menu, select Controls tab to open the Control Explorer.

    In the Control Explorer, find the control in its appropriate group and click the Add button .

  2. Alternatively, you can click that control's button in the Control Toolbar at the top of the page to put the control in the center of the page.

    [Note]

    Pressing the Shift key while you click on the control button lets you manually position the control on the page. While positioning the control, pressing Ctrl + Shift and turning the mouse wheel allows you to zoom in and out.

To copy a control  select it, and from the Edit menu choose Copy, or press Ctrl + Shift + C.

To paste a control  select it, and from the Edit menu choose Paste, or press Ctrl + Shift + V.

To resize a control  select it and resize it with one of the black resize handles. Or, enter a width and height in the W: and H: entry fields at the bottom right corner of the editing window.

To move a control  select it, and move it with the mouse. For precise movements, you can show gridlines, and snap controls to the grid. Or, enter X and Y coordinates (distance from the top-left corner) in the X: and Y: entry fields at the bottom right corner of the editing window. Alternatively, you can use the cursor keys as follows:

  • move by 1 pixel: Ctrl + arrow keys

  • move by 10 pixels: arrow keys

  • move by 100 pixels: Ctrl + Shift + arrow keys