Control Elements

Option Button

Option buttons are control elements indicating whether a condition is true or false. If true = yes, a black dot appears in the option button. The mouse pointer is used for activation/deactivation. Within one set of options, only one option can be active at one time.

Check Box

Check boxes are control elements indicating whether a condition is true or false. When the check box is activated, an X or ü appears in the square, indicating that the condition is true (active). Otherwise, the condition is false (inactive).

List Box/Combo box

A list box contains a list of data of which only one value can apply. The value selected will be displayed in the list box, and the selected option is thus activated. In combo box, you can either select a value or enter a user-defined one.

To make the list drop down, click the arrow to the right of the box. In some cases, like in the example above, you will find an option button next to the list box. Click this first to activate the list box.