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The dialog editor can be invoked with the ribbon command Home | Insert group | Dialog.

Proceed as follows:

Creating a new dialog

To create a new dialog box with help from the dialog editor, the following steps are necessary:

1.In the source code, place the text cursor at the position where the dialog definition should go (BeginDialog ... EndDialog).

2.Invoke the ribbon command Home | Insert group | Dialog.

3.Click on the New button.

4.The dialog editor will start and you can now design the dialog. (Information about using the dialog editor can be found in the sections that follow).

5.When the dialog is completed, close the dialog editor with the menu command File > Exit.

6.Leave the dialog box by clicking Close.

The dialog definition is now inserted into the source code.

Editing an existing dialog

To edit an existing dialog definition, proceed as follows:

1.Invoke the ribbon command Home | Insert group | Dialog.

2.Choose the dialog that you want to edit from the Dialog name list.

3.Click on the Edit button.

4.The dialog editor will be started and you can edit the dialog.

5.When all changes have been made, end the dialog editor with the menu command File > Exit.

6.Close the dialog box with Close.

The dialog definition is changed accordingly in the source code.

Deleting an existing dialog

To delete a dialog definition, remove it manually from the source code or select the ribbon command Home | Insert group | Dialog, select the desired dialog from the Dialog name list and click the Delete button.