The Inspector window and the Form Editor always maintain the same selected component or components. Selecting a component in one window automatically selects it in the other.
To select a single component:
To select multiple components:
You can also select a consecutive group of components in the Inspector window by clicking the first one, holding down the Shift key, and clicking the last component in the group.
In the Form Editor, you can also select multiple components by holding down the Shift key, holding down the left mouse button, and dragging the mouse over each component in the group. A rectangle is painted as the mouse is dragged over the group of components. After the mouse button is released, all the components included in the rectangle are selected.
To select next and previous components:
When components are nested (for example, components within a container like a panel), a simple click in the Form Editor always selects the most deeply nested component (at the point of the click). Use the Alt and Shift keys to select components on different levels when components are nested, as described below.
You can right-click at any time to display the contextual menu for the selected container or subcomponent. The right-click action does not change the selection depth.
To select the parent container of the selected component:
If the currently selected component does not have a parent container (it is the container component for the entire form), Alt-click selects the deepest component at the pointer.
To select a subcomponent of the selected container:
If the currently selected component does not contain any subcomponents, the container component for the entire form is selected.
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In some cases it is easier to select a component in the Inspector window than in the Form Editor. |
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Inspector Window
Palette Window Form Editor Adding a Component to a Form |