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Glossary
check box – a dialog or form control that has a small square box to the left of some
text that describes a program option. When you click the small, square box a
checkmark will appear in it indicating that the option is selected. Clicking a checkbox
that already has a checkmark will cause the checkmark to be removed, disabling the
associated option.
combo box – a dialog or form control that has an box with a down arrow on the right
side. When the down arrow is clicked, a list of strings appears below the edit box from
which the user can make a selection.
edit box – a dialog or form control that has a box for typing in information. To enter
information in this type of control simply left click in the box or tab to it then begin
typing.
FOB – This term is an acronym for “Free On Board”. It relates to where a vendor’s
responsibility ends when shipping your products. If “Origin” is used, then the
vendor’s responsibility ends when the product is placed safely on a ship, truck or other
means of shipment. If “Destination is used, then the vendor is responsible for the
product until it arrives at your business.
list box – a dialog or form control that displays a list of strings. If the list of strings is
too large for them all to be displayed, a vertical scroll bar will appear on the right side
of the list.
radio button – a dialog or form control that has a small circle to the left of some text
that describes a program option. Radio buttons appear in groups and allow you to
pick one of several mutually exclusive options. When you click one radio button in a
group, its circle gets filled in and the rest become empty. The option with the filled in
circle is the one that is currently selected.
tree control – a dialog or form control that displays information in a hierarchical
fashion. A small plus sign next to an item indicates that the item has sub-items. To
display the sub-items simply click on the plus sign. The plus sign turns to a minus sign
and the sub-items are displayed below the item.
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