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1� The CODA Toolbars
of the Link properties is to pass the Tag information forward� Refer to para� 9
below for more detailed information on this property�
d� Shape
When you place your cursor arrow over the Shape icon the “Create a new Shape”
message will appear� When, (and each time,) you click on this icon a Shape
button will be placed in a descending vertical sequence in the CODA Form�
The purpose of a Shape is to help organize your buttons visually, which can
make the coding process easier – especially live� You may color it , change
its shape etc to use as a background mat� A Shape button has no coding
function(s)�
e� Text Box
When you place the cursor arrow over the Text Box icon the “Create a new Text
Box” message will appear� When, (and each time,) you click on this icon the
word “Text” within an oblong box that has 2 resizing knobs on both sides will
be placed in a descending vertical sequence in the CODA Form� This box has no
coding properties and its function is purely to place text at your selected place
in the CODA Form� The Text Box can be manually resized in the horizontal plane
and it will be automatically resized in the vertical plane to accomodate the
amount of text� The text can be selected to be aligned left, right or centered
within the text area�
f� Slice
The Slice tool will not be accessible unless an Event/Popup Tag/Tag button is
selected which has an image lling it� When you place the cursor arrow over
the Slice icon the “Slice an Event/Popup Tag/Tag” message will appear� When
you click on this icon the cursor will convert to a knife symbol which will then
allow you to slice the button�
The purpose of this tool is to provide a mechanism where a button, which has
an image lling it, can be separated into the component parts of the image and
each part will become a button which will possess the same properties as the
original�
g� Counter
When you place your cursor arrow over the Counter icon the “Create a new
counter” message will appear� When, you click on this icon the Counter will
place a transparent box in the Coding Form which contains the number 0�
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