Name 

Description 

Delete Templates 

Menu Designer context menuDelete Templates
Use this dialog box to remove predefined templates from the list in the Insert Template dialog.  

Insert Template 

Menu Designer context menuInsert From Template
Use this dialog box to add a menu using a predefined template.  

Select Menu 

Menu Designer context menuSelect Menu
Use this dialog box to select from a list of menus associated with the form whose menu is currently open in the Menu Designer. 

Browse dialog box 

• Insert Object dialog boxBrowse (when Create From File is selected)
• Change Icon dialog boxBrowse

The Browse dialog box has multiple uses, depending on where you opened it:

• To load an existing file into an OLE container. The file you select must be associated with an application that can be used as an OLE server.
• To select an icon to represent an OLE object on the form.

 

Change Icon dialog box 

Use the Change Icon dialog box to specify an icon and a label for the object you are placing on the form.
To open the Change Icon dialog box:

1. On the Insert Object dialog box, check Display As Icon.
2. Click Change Icon.

 

Color editor 

Use the Color editor to specify or define a color for the selected component. Changes you make using the Color editor are reflected in the Color property for a component.
To open the Color editor:

1. Select any component or the form.
2. Double-click the Value column for the Color property or one of the other properties that use the Color editor.

 

DDE Info dialog box 

Use the DDE Info dialog box to specify, at design time, a DDE server application and a topic for a DDE conversation.
To open the DDE Info dialog box:

1. Place a DDEClientConv component on the form.
2. With the component selected, do one of the following:

• Click the ellipsis button in the Value column for the DdeService property or DdeTopic property.
• Double-click the Value column for the DdeService property or DdeTopic property.

 

Filter editor 

Use the Filter editor to define filters for the OpenDialog component and the SaveDialog component. These common dialog boxes use the value of Filters in the List Files Of Type combo box to display certain files in the Files list box.
Use the Filter editor to edit the Filter property.
To open the Filter editor:

1. Place an OpenDialog component or SaveDialog component on the form.
2. With that component selected, do one of the following:

• Click the ellipsis button in the Value column for the Filters property.
• Double-click the Value column for the Filters property.

 

Font editor 

Use the Font editor to specify, at design time, a font and other font attributes for the selected component or form. Changes you make using the Font editor are reflected in the Font property for a component. 

Action Manager editor 

Use the Action Manager editor at design time to add actions to ActionBands menus and toolbars through a TActionManager component.
To display the Action Manager editor, select the TActionManager object and double-click the component or right-click and select Customize. 

Action List editor 

Use the Action List editor at design time to add actions to a TActionList component. 

Add Page dialog box 

Use the Add Page dialog box to add notebook pages to either the Notebook component or the TabbedNotebook component.
To open this dialog box, in the Notebook editor, click Add. 

Collection Editor 

The Collection Editor is used to edit the items maintained by a collection object. A collection object is a descendant of TCollection. The Collection Editor displays information about the items in the collection, and allows you to add, remove, or rearrange the individual items. For some collections, additional buttons are provided to allow other manipulations of the list.
The items displayed in the list window of the Collection Editor can be selected using the mouse. Once an item is selected, its properties and events can be set using the Object Inspector. 

Edit Page dialog box 

Use the Edit Page dialog box to edit existing notebook pages from either the Notebook component or the TabbedNotebook component.
To open this dialog box, in the Notebook editor, click Edit. 

IconView Items editor 

Use the IconView Items editor at design time to add or delete the items displayed in an iconview component. You can add or delete new items, and you can set the caption and image index for each item using the IconView Items editor. 

Image List Editor 

Use the ImageList Editor at design time to add bitmaps and icons to a TImageList component.
While working in the image list editor, you can click Apply to save your current work without exiting the editor, or click OK to save your changes and exit the dialog. Using the Apply button is especially useful because once you exit the dialog, you can't make any more changes to the existing images.
To display the ImageList editor select the TImageList object and double-click the component or right-click and select ImageList Editor. 

ListView Items Editor 

Use the ListView Items editor at design time to add or delete the items displayed in a listview component. You can add or delete new items and sub-items, and you can set the caption and image index for each item in the ListView Items editor.
To display the ListView Items editor, select the TListView object and double-click the Items property value in the Object Inspector. 

New Standard Action Classes dialog box 

Use the New Standard Action Classes dialog box to add a predefined action to your action list. Standard actions perform common tasks such as navigating datasets, managing the windows in an MDI application, or working with the Windows clipboard. Each standard action performs a specific function when invoked, and enables or disables any linked controls as appropriate.
Choose the action you want to add from the list and click OK. For a description of each predefined action class, see Predefined Action Classes. 

String List editor 

Use the String List editor at design time to add, edit, load, and save strings into any property that has been declared as TStrings.
To open the String List editor:

1. Place a component that uses a string list on the form.
2. With that component selected, do one of the following:

• Click the ellipsis in the Value column for any property that has been declared as TStrings, such as the Items property of the ComboBox property.
• Double-click the word (TStrings) in the Value column for any property that has been declared as TStrings.

TreeView Items Editor 

Use the TreeView Items editor at design time to add items to a tree view component, delete items from a tree view component, or load images from disk into a tree view component. You can specify the text associated with individual tree view items, and set the image index, selected index, and state index for items.
To display the TreeView Items editor, select the TTreeView object and double-click the Items property value in the Object Inspector. 

Value List editor 

Use the Value List editor at design time to add, edit, load, and save name-value pairs into any property that has been declared as TStrings.
To open the Value List editor:

1. Place a component that uses a string list on the form.
2. With that component selected, do one of the following:

• Click the ellipsis in the Value column for any property that has been declared as TStrings.
• Double-click the word (TStrings) in the Value column for any property that has been declared as TStrings.

To add items to the value list, type the name of the item in the Key... more 

Input Mask editor 

Use the Input Mask editor to define an edit box that limits the user to a specific format and accepts only valid characters. For example, in a data entry field for telephone numbers you might define an edit box that accepts only numeric input. If a user then tries to enter a letter in this edit box, your application will not accept it.
Use the Input Mask editor to edit the EditMask property of the MaskEdit component. 

Insert Object dialog box 

Use the Insert Object dialog box at design time to insert an OLE object into an OleContainer component. The OleContainer component enables you to create applications that can share data with an OLE server application. After you insert an OLE server object in your application, you can double-click the OleContainer component to start the server application.
Select whether or not you want to create a new file using the associated OLE server or use an existing file. If you use an existing file, it must be associated with an application that can act as an OLE server. 

Loading an image at design time 

Use the Picture Editor to load images onto any of several graphic-compatible components and to specify an image to represent a form when it is minimized at runtime.
Each graphic-compatible component has a property that uses the Picture Editor.
To load an image at design time:

1. Add a graphic-compatible component (such as TImage) to your form.
2. To automatically resize the component so that it fits the graphic, set the component's AutoSize property to true before you load the graphic.
3. In the Object Inspector, select the property that uses the Picture Editor.
4. Either double-click in the Value column,... more 

Load Picture dialog box 

Use the Load Picture dialog box to select an image to add to any of the graphic-compatible components and to specify an icon for your form.
To open the Load Picture dialog box, in the Picture editor, click Load. 

Load String List dialog box 

Use the Load String List dialog box to select a text file to load into a property of type TStrings.
To open this dialog box:

1. Bring up the String List Editor.
   
2. Right-click and choose Load.

 

Masked Text editor 

Use the Mask Test editor to enter Values into the edit mask.
Use the Masked Text editor to edit the Text property of the MaskEdit component.
To open the Masked Text editor:

1. Place an MaskEdit component on the form.
2. With that component selected, do one of the following:

• Click the ellipsis button in the Value column for the Text property.
• Double-click the Value column for the Text property.

 

Notebook editor 

Use the Notebook editor to add, edit, remove, or rearrange pages in either a TabbedNotebook component or Notebook component. You can also use the Notebook editor to add or edit Help context numbers for each notebook page.
The Notebook editor displays the current pages of the notebook in their current order, and it also displays the Help context associated with that page.
To open the Notebook editor:

1. Place a Notebook component or TabbedNotebook component from the Win 3.1 Component palette page on the form.
2. With that component selected, do one of the following:

• Click the ellipsis button in the Value... more 

Open dialog box 

Use the Open dialog box at design time to load a multimedia file into the MediaPlayer component.
To open the Open dialog box:

1. Place a MediaPlayer component on the form.
2. With that component selected, do one of the following:

• Click the ellipsis button in the Value column for any of the properties listed below.
• Double-click the Value column for either of the properties listed below.

 

Paste Special dialog box 

Use the Paste Special dialog box to insert an object from the Windows clipboard into your OLE container. 

Picture editor 

Use the Picture editor to select an image to add to any of the graphic-compatible components and to specify an icon for your form.
To open the Picture editor:

1. Place a graphic-compatible component (such as TImage) on the form.
2. With that component selected, do one of the following:
3. Click the ellipsis button in the Value column for properties (such as the Picture property of TImage) related to editing the picture.
4. Double-click the Value column for properties related to editing the picture.

Save Picture As dialog box 

Use the Save Picture As dialog box to store the image loaded in the Picture Editor into a new file or directory.
To open the Save Picture As dialog box, in the Picture Editor, click Save As. 

Save String List dialog box 

Use the Save string list dialog box to store the string list from the String List editor into a text file.
To open this dialog box:

1. Bring up the String List Editor.
   
2. Right-click and choose Save.