This chapter lists the tools and commands of the Dialog Editor and describes how to use them. The chapter begins with a description of the Properties Bar and its three configurations. Next, a description of the Toolbox and each of its tools is presented. Following that, the other Dialog Editor commands are listed by menu and described. Each menu contains a set of related commands.
NOTE:
You must use a mouse or similar pointing device with the Dialog Editor.
| Menu | Description | Page |
| Properties Bar | Display of information on dialog identification, text selection, and location on screen when displayed | 20 |
| Toolbox | Commands in icon form that allow you to place controls in new dialogs | 24 |
| File menu | Commands for opening and saving dialogs, and exiting the Dialog Editor | 28 |
| Edit menu | Commands for editing dialogs and their symbols, and choosing styles for dialogs and controls | 31 |
| Arrange menu | Commands for arranging controls in dialogs | 47 |
| Options menu | Commands for testing dialogs, displaying values in hex notation, translating into another language, and displaying the Toolbox | 52 |