Options on the Common tab

Specify the number of pixels for the object's height.

Specify the number of pixels for the object's width.

Specify the number of pixels for the distance between the top of the display, and the top edge of the object. The number must be positive. To specify a negative number, which will position part, or all of the object off-screen, use the

Property Panel

.

Specify the number of pixels for the distance between the left edge of the display, and the left edge of the object. The number must be positive. To specify a negative number, which will position part or all of the object off-screen, use the

Property Panel

.

If the object's shape is Circle, or Ellipse, the top and left position properties refer to the object's bounding box.

The properties that are available in the

Other

section of the

Common

tab, depends on the type of graphic object you are editing. Objects that require setup, such as those on the

Objects > Advanced

menu, and ActiveX graphic objects, have more assignable properties than simple drawing objects such as the ellipse.

Type the name of the object.

Clear this check box if the object is to be invisible at runtime. If you define visibility animation for an object, it will override this setting.

Type the text that will appear in the object's tooltip.

Click this and select the type of variable you intend to insert into the tooltip text.

Select this check box to let the user to navigate to the object, and give it input focus, using the keyboard.

Select this check box if the object is to have a highlight displayed around it when it has input focus.

Select this check box if the object is to have a highlight shown around it when it has pointer focus.

Type a number to specify the order in which the

Tab

key will select the button. If you leave this blank, the

Graphics

editor assigns the next index number available for the display. If you specify a number, the existing index numbers are adjusted to accommodate it.