Rectangle object

On the ribbon Draw tab, in the Shapes group, select Rectangle to create rectangles, as follows:

1. Click in the drawing area and drag the mouse/cursor to draw the rectangle.

2. Release the mouse button when the rectangle is the size you want.

3. Double-click on the object to view the Object Properties dialog.

   

Use the Object Properties dialog to specify the following parameters for the orthogonal line:

• Type: Specify a border line style by clicking on None, Solid, Dashed, Etched, Raised or Sunken.

• Color: Specify a border line color by clicking the Color button to open the Color dialog. Click the color to select it, and then close the dialog.

• Weight: Specify a border line width by typing a number representing the line width (in pixels) into the text box provided.

  Note: Dashed lines/borders of weight greater than 1 are not supported in projects running on Windows Embedded.

• Fill: Specify whether to fill the rectangle by clicking No Fill or Fill.

  If you select the Fill option, specify a fill color by clicking on the Color rectangle. When the Color dialog displays, click a color to select it and close the dialog.

• Color: Specify a fill color by clicking the Color button to open the Color dialog. Click a color to select it, then close the dialog.

• Caption: Press this button to open the Caption dialog where you can edit the text that can be written inside the rectangle object.

  

  • Caption: Enter the text that you want to display inside the rectangle object. This field accepts String expressions.

  • Fonts: Specify a font style for the caption by clicking the Fonts button.

  • Align: Specify the alignment for the caption of the rectangle.

  • Multiline: Allow the caption of the rectangle to be shown in more than one line, when checked.

  • Auto Format: When checked, if the caption includes a decimal value enclosed by curly brackets (for example, {1.2345}) or a tag of Real type (see Caption above), then the value will be formatted according to the virtual table created by the SetDecimalPoints function.

  • Wrap Text: When checked, the object automatically wraps the text when necessary.

  • Auto gray out: Turns the caption of the rectangle to gray when the Command animation applied to the rectangle is disabled by the Disable field or due to the Security System.

  • Enable translation: Click (check) to enable translation during runtime using the Translation Tool.