Adding objects to a dialog

In general, each file format supports at least the following basic object types:

Object	Description	Comment
	Dialog	Root object
	Group Box	Container object
	Static Text
	Edit Text
	Check Box
	Radio Button
	Push Button

New objects can be dragged from the Object Palette into any dialog belonging to the dialog resource file indicated in the title bar of the Object Palette Window:

• Method 1: Select the desired object type with the leftmost mouse button and hold the mouse button down while dragging the object into the desired dialog window, then release the mouse button at the approximate target position (drop the object). During the drag, the mouse cursor changes to indicate a drag&drop operation. To interrupt the drag&drop operation, press the ESC key.

• Method 2: Select the desired object type with the leftmost mouse button and release the mouse button. The mouse cursor changes to indicate a drag&drop operation. Now place the mouse cursor into the desired dialog window and press the mouse button again at the approximate target position (drop the object). To interrupt the drag&drop operation, press the ESC key.

• Multiple Objects: You can use both of the above methods to add multiple objects of the same type. To do this, hold down the CTRL key while dropping the object. After the object is dropped, the mouse cursor remains in drag&drop mode and the next object can be added. To terminate the drag&drop operation, either do not hold the CTRL key on the last object or press the ESC key.

• Root Objects: In order to add a new dialog to a dialog resource file, double click a root object in the Object Palette. This will create an additional dialog in the current dialog resource file.

When you have added an object to the dialog, you can change its title or any of its other properties in the Object Property Window. You can display the Object Property Window by double clicking on the object.