Create the main screen

This part of the tutorial shows how to create your first screen, which will contain a single button that opens another screen.

1. In the Project Explorer, click the Graphics tab.

   

2. Right-click Screens, and then click Insert on the shortcut menu.

   The development application stores all screens created for a project in this Screens folder.

   The Screen Attributes dialog is displayed.

   

3. Use this dialog to set screen properties such as size and type.

   For this tutorial, click OK to accept the default settings.

   The Screen Attributes dialog is closed, and the new screen is opened in the workspace for editing.

4. On the Draw tab of the ribbon, in the Screen group, click Background Color.

   A standard color picker is displayed.

5. In the color picker, select a light gray color:

   

   That color is applied to the screen.