Radiobox
Solution No. 85
The Radiobox object inserts a Radiobox in a field cell.
So Where Do We Use It?
Radioboxes can be used anywhere you would like to include a yes/no, on/off or true/false statement.
Add a Radiobox
A Radiobox can be added to a screen from the Toolbox on the design screen page. To add a Radiobox, follow these steps:
1. Follow the steps to Edit an Existing Screen or Add a New Screen.
2. Click Add Objects from the Toolbox.
3. Click and drag the Radiobox object to the desired cell in the design screen.
4. Release the mouse button.
5. To finish, select the appropriate option below:
A. If you are ready to activate your changes to the screen, but wish to keep the design screen open, click Publish.
B. If you are ready to activate your changes to the screen and wish to close the design screen, click Save & Close, then select Ok.
C. If you wish to close the design screen and not publish changes, click Save & Close, then select Cancel.
Edit a Radiobox
1. Follow the steps to Edit an Existing Screen or Add a New.
2. Click Add Objects from the Toolbox.
3. Add a Radiobox or go to an existing Radiobox in the design screen.
4. Click Edit in the upper-right corner of the Radiobox object.
5. The Radiobox Properties Wizard appears. The wizard is divided into 4 steps that follow:
Step 1 of 4: Radiobox Properties
1. Enter Caption.
2. Select Caption location from the dropdown list.
The choices are:
A. Top
B. Left
C. Right
D. None
3. Enter Default value, if applicable.
4. Click Formatting (click to show) Options (Optional); otherwise click Next and proceed to Step 2 of 4: Radiobox Actions.
If you opted to show Formatting features, you can:
1. Select Caption forecolor by clicking the blank field. A color picker pops up, allowing you to select the color of your choice.
2. Select Caption backcolor by clicking the blank field. A color picker pops up, allowing you to select the color of your choice.
3. Select Text forecolor by clicking the blank field. A color picker pops up, allowing you to select the color of your choice.
4. Select Text backcolor by clicking the blank field. A color picker pops up, allowing you to select the color of your choice.
5. Check the Use default font size box to use the pre-assigned font size selected for your Method account.
6. Uncheck the Use default font size box and enter a font size in the corresponding.
7. Check the Underlined box for the caption to be underlined.
8. Check the Italic box for the caption to appear in italics.
9. Check the Bold box for the caption to appear in bold.
10. Select the Alignment from the dropdown:
The choices are:
A. Left
B. Center
C. Right
11. Select Keep this side-by-side other objecs in the same cell to keep the Radiobox next to the other objects in the cell
12. Click Next.
If you opted to show Image Preview (click to show) Options (Optional), you can:
1. Check box to hide picture when screen first loads.
2. Enter note for Hover Help Tip (Optional)
3. Click Next
Step 2 of 4: Radiobox Actions
1. Fill the Add Action or Copy Action button.
2. Select Event from the dropdown list.
The choices are:
A. Lose Focus
B. Gain Focus
C. Selection Change
D. Text Change
3. Select Action from the dropdown list.
4. Click Add Action (See Method Actions Reference Guide for assistance).
5. Click Next.
Step 3 of 4: Radiobox Choices
1. Enter choices (1 per line).
2. Select to display as horizontal or vertical.
3. Click Next
Step 4 of 4: Radiobox Roles
The choices are:
A. Accountant
B. Administrator
C. Customizer
D. Director
E. Guest
F. Manager
G. Staff
6. Click Finish
7. To finish, select the appropriate option below:
A. If you are ready to activate your changes to the screen, but wish to keep the design screen open, click Publish.
B. If you are ready to activate your changes to the screen and wish to close the design screen, click Save & Close, then select Ok.
C. If you wish to close the design screen and not publish changes, click Save & Close, then select Cancel.
Delete a Radiobox
1. Follow the steps to Edit an Existing Screen.
2. Find the Radiobox you wish to delete in the design screen.
3. Click the ‘X’ in the upper-right corner of the Radiobox you wish to delete.
4. Click OK when prompted to confirm.
5. To finish, select the appropriate option below:
A. If you are ready to activate your changes to the screen, but wish to keep the design screen open, click Publish.
B. If you are ready to activate your changes to the screen and wish to close the design screen, click Save & Close, then select Ok.
C. If you wish to close the design screen and not publish changes, click Save & Close, then select Cancel.
Change the Radiobox Size
1. Follow the steps to Edit an Existing Screen or Add a New Screen.
2. Add a Radiobox or go to an existing Radiobox in the design screen.
3. Click the ‘<->’ icon in the upper-right corner of the Radiobox you wish to resize. With each click, the Radiobox will grow to occupy the cell to the right. Once the Radiobox has occupied all cells in its row, the next click will decrease the Radiobox size to only the cell it was originally placed in.
4. To finish, select the appropriate option below:
A. If you are ready to activate your changes to the screen, but wish to keep the design screen open, click Publish.
B. If you are ready to activate your changes to the screen and wish to close the design screen, click Save & Close, then select Ok.
C. If you wish to close the design screen and not publish changes, click Save & Close, then select Cancel.
| Created by | John C. on | Nov-19-2012 |
| Last modified by | John C. on | Nov-19-2012 |
