Editing the Control Palette
To edit the Control palette
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Select the Edit Control Palette command from the Options menu.
The Control Palette Edit dialog is then displayed, as shown in the following image.
As each schema in the database can contain different controls, the name of the schema that contains the form that currently has focus is displayed in the title bar of the dialog, to enable you to edit the controls that are defined for that schema.
Controls displayed in the Controls list box that already positioned on the Control palette are disabled.
Any controls not yet added to the Control palette that are displayed in the Controls list box are enabled and have a background color of yellow.
To add a control to the Control palette
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Drag the required control from the Controls list box to the Control palette.
You can drag only entries that are not already added to the palette.
An icon for the control is then displayed on the toolbar at the position to which you dragged it. The entry in the Controls list box is disabled and the yellow background is removed.
To add a separator to the control palette
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Click the separator image on the Control Palette Edit dialog.
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Drag it to the required position on the Control palette.
To remove a separator or control icon from the Control palette
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Drag the palette item to the Unwanted Buttons image on the Control Palette Edit dialog.
A control dragged from the Control palette in this way is then enabled in the Controls list box and displayed with a yellow background.
Bubble help is disabled when dragging the toolbar icon to the Control Palette Edit dialog.
To reposition the icons or separators within the Control palette
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Drag a control icon or a separator to a new location on the Control palette.
Any changes that you make to the palette, including adding separators, are stored in your user profile for the selected schema when you click the Close button on the Control Palette Edit dialog.
To return the Control palette to its default state, click the Default Palette button.
