From the Palette view, you can insert
any graphical object that is listed into your visual project.
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All objects from the Palette view
can be inserted in a visual dashboard. Not all objects available from
the Palette view can be inserted in a visual
report. The objects that cannot be inserted in a visual report have
interactive properties, and it does not make sense to insert them
in visual reports because visual reports are not interactive.
To
insert a graphical object into a visual project perform the following procedure:
Procedure
- Open the Palette view.
Generally, the Palette view
opens within the editor window when the visual project is active.
If the
Palette view is
not opened, open it using the following method:
- Select
- With the Visual Designer perspective open,
select
- From the Show View window, select and click OK
The Palette view
opens.
- In the editor window, select the visual report page or visual dashboard scene to which you want
to add the object. If the page or scene is
not open in the editor, then double-click the page or
scene in the Project Explorer.
- There are two ways that you can insert an object into the
editor window:
- From the Palette view, click the object
that you want to insert into your visual project, then click in the editor window.
A representation of the object is drawn on the canvas for the currently
active visual project element that is in the editor window.
The object is positioned in a default location and drawn to a default
size. The properties of the object are displayed in the Properties view.
The name of the object is added to the Project Explorer tree.
- From the Palette view, click the object
in that you want to insert into your visual project, then, click in the editor window,
and drag diagonally across a rectangular area to define the location
and size of the object. A representation of the object is drawn on
the canvas positioned in the location that you have drawn at the size
you have drawn. The properties of the object are displayed in the Properties view.
The name of the object is added to the Project Explorer tree.
- After inserting your object, you can modify the object's
properties using the Properties view.
- To alter the presentation of the objects as they appear
in the Palette view, right-click anywhere in
the Palette view to open a pop-up menu. Depending
on how you want to view the objects in the Palette view,
select one of the commands that are offered in the pop-up menu.