Working With Components

Components make up all the elements of a program's user interface, including dialog boxes, panels and panes, menus, buttons, labels, sliders, text fields, and so on. Some components (such as dialog boxes, frames, and panels) are containers, which means they contain other components.

For more information about using Swing components, see "The JFC Swing Tutorial" at http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/uiswing/index.html

Follow these links for information about how to add and modify components in the Form Editor:

Component Palette

Adding a New Component

Selecting Components in a Form

Designing Containers

Moving or Copying a Component

Reordering Components Within a Container

Editing Component Labels

Editing Component Properties



Using the Connection Wizard

Creating a Menu

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