Adding an Object
Open the Object Palette by clicking on the Open Object Palette button  or by selecting Edit>Add.

Choose a tab from the Object Palette and click on an object. When an object is selected, a black border outlines the object and the class name of that object appears in the status bar at the bottom left of the palette.
 

Move the cursor into the Working Area. A + symbol appears next to the cursor, indicating that the application is in Add mode.
 

Click in the Working Area to place the object. To cancel Add mode, press the <Esc> key.

For more detailed information on each type of object, see Object Descriptions.

Connecting Objects (applies to Links only)
With two objects in your Working Area, choose the Links tab from the Object Palette and click on a link. A rectangle appears on the link when it is selected and the class name of the link appears in the status bar at the bottom left of the palette.
 

Move the cursor into the Working Area. An arrow appears next to the cursor, indicating that the application is in Connect mode.

Click on the two objects in your display to connect them. To cancel Connect mode, press the <Esc> key.

Working with Objects
Set Location
Set the position in pixels of the objects in the display area with the objX and objY properties.

Move Objects
Click-and-drag to move objects within the Working Area or use the keyboard arrows to nudge objects. Select Tools>Builder Options to set the Keyboard Arrow Movement Amount. Click on the Grid button in the toolbar to toggle grid visibility. When the Snap to Grid button is selected, objects align to the grid while being dragged. See the Grid tab in the Builder Options dialog for additional settings.

Select Objects
Hold down <Ctrl> or <Shift> on your keyboard to select or deselect objects in the Working Area or click-and-drag to select multiple objects. NOTE: The first object selected and objects not entirely included in the Select by Extent rectangle will not be selected. Select by Extent replaces any current selection, unless you hold down <Ctrl> or <Shift> on your keyboard while performing the operation.  You can also click on the Select by Extent button in the toolbar to enter Select by Extent mode. Select Edit>Select All (or Ctrl-A) to select all objects. NOTE: When selecting multiple objects, object properties and scaling only apply to the last object selected.

For a list of all objects currently in the Working Area, select Tools>Object List. Within the Object List hold down the <Ctrl> or <Shift> key to select or deselect objects in the list, which will be simultaneously selected in the Working Area.

Copy and Paste Objects
Select one or more objects from the Working Area and click the Copy button  in the toolbar (or right-click on an object). Then click the Paste button . This will put you in Add or Connect mode depending on the object you have selected. If you are in Add mode, click in the Working Area to paste the object. If you are in Connect mode, click on two objects in your display to paste the link. When copying and pasting nodes with their links, select all nodes connected to the links in order to include them.

Copy and paste are also available via keyboard shortcuts:

• Ctrl-C to Copy
• Ctrl-V to Paste

Order Objects
Right-click on an object and choose Order (or select Edit>Order), then select Move to Front or Move to Back to move the selected object in front of or behind other objects in the Working Area. NOTE: Objects are always drawn in front of links.

Align Objects
Hold down the <Ctrl> or <Shift> key and select at least two objects. Right-click on an object and choose Align from the popup menu (or select Edit>Align) and one of the following options. The alignment is based on the first object you select.

• Top - To align the tops of all objects against the first object selected.
• Bottom - To align the bottoms of all objects against the first object selected.
• Left - To align the left sides of all objects against the first object selected.
• Right - To align the right sides of all objects against the first object selected.
• Center Horizontal - To align the objects along their horizontal centers.
• Center Vertical - To align the objects along their vertical centers.

• Horizontally - To put equal amounts of horizontal space between the objects without changing their vertical location.
• Vertically - To put equal amounts of vertical space between the objects without changing their horizontal location.

activating their associated action commands. To preview a control object in the Display Builder, save your file and click the Preview button  in the toolbar.

Delete Objects
Click on the object and click the Delete button  in the toolbar or press <Delete> on your keyboard to remove an object from the Working Area.

Edit Object Properties
See the Object Properties section for information on how to edit objects from the Object Properties window.

Undo / Redo
Click the Undo / Redo button  in the toolbar to cancel or reapply up to one thousand consecutive actions. Select Tools>Builder Options to set the History List Size. Default setting is 20 consecutive actions.