3.1.1  Adding a Component

To add a component to a Viewsheet, follow these steps:

1. Open the Component panel on the left-side of the Visual Com­poser.

 

When no Viewsheet is open for editing, the components in the Component panel appear dimmed (dis­abled). In this case, verify that you are editing Viewsheet, not a Worksheet.

If the Component panel is not visible (i.e., the Asset panel is showing), click the Component title bar at the bottom of the screen.

 

2. Expand a node on the 'Toolbox' tree (Data View, Selection, Output, Input).

3. Click and drag the desired component onto the Viewsheet grid. If there is sufficient grid space, this creates the new component on the grid.

If there is not sufficient space on the grid to add the new component (due to other components nearby), the 'Layout Options' dialog box will open. You can then specify the method for repositioning nearby components to create space for the new component. See Overlapping Components for details about the available options.

In many cases, after you add a component, you will need to bind the component to a data field in the Data Block. For information on how to do this, see the individual Component section.

See Also

Data View Components, for Table, Chart, Embedded Table, Crosstab.

Selection Components, for Selection List/Tree, Range Slider, Calendar.

Output Components, for Text, Image, Gauge, Thermometer, Scale, Cylinder.

Input Components, for Slider, Spinner, CheckBox, RadioButton, ComboBox.

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