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Popup

All popups contained in a configuration are displayed in the Popup Browser for easy reference and recall.

A popup is similar to a page with a few differences:

• A popup can be smaller than a page or they can be any size up to the total size of a page.
• Because popups can be smaller, they can be positioned anywhere within the boundary of the page.
• A popup can be either displayed or hidden over any and all pages in the configuration. As well, any number of popups can be visible at once.
• A popup will remain on screen while the page beneath changes.
• A popup transition is a property of the popup, and will have the same transition behavior for each occurrence.

A popup is also similar to a control in that a popup is created in the same way as any other control. A popup can be moved and resized, and can have a number of states to provide a unique appearance.

Popup Transitions

When a popup is displayed or hidden, several transitions can be set in the Property Editor including:

• Snap - the popup appears instantly
• Fade - the popup fades from transparent to opaque
• Up - the popup slides up from the bottom of the screen
• Down - the popup slides down from the top of the screen
• Left - the popup slides in from the left of the screen
• Right - the popup slides in from the right of the screen

Add a New Popup

1. Select the [Add Popup] tool from the toolbar. When draw mode is enabled and the mouse is hovered in the Page workspace, the mouse cursor changes to a "+" symbol.
2. Simply draw the popup to the size of your choice on the Page workspace. You will be able to draw multiple popups of the same selected type until you exit draw mode or select a different control type or parent object to add to your configuration.

The popup can be moved and resized after it is drawn so you do not need be completely precise when initially drawing the popup. You can also copy and paste a popup, making it easy to create multiple popups of the same size and location.

Select a Popup

To select a popup you can:

• Click on the popup in the Page workspace (if the popup is already displayed).
• Click on the popup thumbnail in the Popup Browser.
• Click on the popup name in the Property Editor.
• Click to select the popup from the listing in the Object Browser.

Delete a Popup

To delete a popup from the configuration you can:

• Right-click on the popup thumbnail image in the Popup Browser and select "Delete" from the context menu.
  
• Right-click on the popup name in the Object Browser and select "Delete" from the context menu.
• Right-click on the popup in the Page workspace and select "Delete" from the context menu.
• Click to select the popup in the Page workspace and press (Delete) from your alphanumeric keyboard.

Showing and Hiding a Popup

To show a popup you can:

• Click on the popup thumbnail in the Popup Browser.
• Click on the popup name in the Object Browser.

To hide a popup you can:

• Right-click on an open popup and choose "Hide" from the context menu.
• Right-click on the popup thumbnail in the Popup Browser and choose "Hide" from the context menu.
• Right-click on the popup name in the Object Browser and choose "Hide" from the context menu.

To hide all open popups you can:

• Right-click anywhere in the Page Workspace and choose "Hide All popups" from the context menu.
• Right-click anywhere in the Popup Browser and choose "Hide All popups" from the context menu.

If you have many popups open, you can close all but one popup by:

• Right-click on a popup in the Page Workspace and choose "Hide All Other popups" from the context menu.
• Right-click on a popup in the Popup Browser and choose "Hide All Other popups" from the context menu.

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