Here are the object's settings as they appear on the "double-click" Properties dialog.
There are three tabs on the Properties dialog:
The name that is used to identify this object.
Enable the object so it responds to user interaction. When an object is disabled, it will not respond to any mouse overs or clicks and will not perform any actions until it is enabled.
Note: You can use the Hotspot.SetEnabled action to enable this object.
If checked, the left side of the object will move when the application is resized. If unchecked, the left side of the object will not move.
If checked, the right side of the object will move when the application is resized. If unchecked, the right side of the object will not move.
If checked, the top of the object will move when the application is resized. If unchecked, the top of the object will not move.
If checked, the bottom of the object will move when the application is resized. If unchecked, the bottom of the object will not move.
The distance in pixels from the left edge of the object to the left edge of the page or dialog.
Tip: You can also change the position of an object by dragging it.
The distance in pixels from the top edge of the object to the top edge of the page or dialog.
The width of the object in pixels.
Tip: You can also resize an object by dragging one of the resize handles on its bounding box.
The height of the object in pixels.
Set's the object's size back to the original values.
A short string of text that will appear after the mouse hovers over this object for a moment.
Tip: You can choose from several tooltip styles for all tooltips in your project, Standard, Balloon and Extended. This setting can be found on the Appearance tab of the Project > Settings.
Tip: If you want a newline in your tooltip text, use "\r\n". For example, for an Extended tooltip, "My First Line\r\nMy Second Line|My Title". Newlines are not supported in the Title text for Balloon or Extended styles.
Tip: If you want a "&" character in the text, you must enter "&&&".
Check the spelling of the tooltip text.
The mouse pointer that will be used while the mouse is over this object.
The sound that will be played when the mouse moves over this object. Choose from:
Don't play any sound.
Play the default mouse over sound, as configured on the Sound Effects tab of the Audio Settings dialog.
Play a custom mouse over sound.
The custom audio file to play. Click the browse button to select an appropriate sound file.
The sound that will be played when the user clicks on this object. Choose from:
Don't play any sound.
Play the default mouse click sound, as configured on the Sound Effects tab of the Audio Settings dialog.
Play a custom mouse click sound.
The custom audio file to play. Click the browse button to select an appropriate sound file.
You can use this tab to perform a simple action when the object is clicked.
The action to perform when the object is clicked. Choose from:
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ACTION |
DESCRIPTION |
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None |
Does nothing. |
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Show Page |
Jumps to the specified page in your application. Click here for more information. |
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Show Dialog |
Shows a specific dialog in your application. Click here for more information. |
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Close Dialog |
Closes the currently displayed dialog. Click here for more information. |
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Run Program |
Runs an application with optional command line arguments. Click here for more information. |
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Open Document |
Opens a document in an external viewer. Click here for more information. |
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Print Document |
Prints a document on the user's system. Click here for more information. |
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Send Email |
Sends an email through the user's default email program. Click here for more information. |
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View Website |
Opens a website in the user's default web browser. Click here for more information. |
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Explore Folder |
Explores a folder on the user's system. Click here for more information. |
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Play Multimedia |
Plays a multimedia file in the default player on the user's system. Click here for more information. |
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Play/Pause Background Music |
Toggles the play state of the background music. Click here for more information. |
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Exit/Close |
Exits from the AutoPlay application. Click here for more information. |
Any additional settings corresponding to the selected quick action.
You can use the script editor on this tab to edit the script of actions that will be performed on each of this object's events.
This object supports the following events:
The actions that will be performed when the user clicks on this object.
The actions that will be performed when the user right-clicks this object.
The actions that will be performed when the mouse moves onto this object ("enters" the object's territory).
The actions that will be performed when the mouse moves off of this object ("leaves" the object's territory).