Which Control Should You Use?

Choose your control based on the task you wish the user to perform.

If you want your end user to trigger an action at their convenience, utilize the Button control or the Image control. For more information, see Using Buttons or Using Images.

If you want your end user to turn an option on and off, utilize the Check Box control. For more information, see Using Check Boxes.

If you want your end user to select one item from a list, utilize the Radio button control, Combo Box control, or List Box control. For more information, see Using Radio Buttons or Using Combo Boxes and List Boxes.

If you want to display static data to an end user, utilize the Text control. For more information, see Using Text.

If you want to display data one data field at a time, utilize the Edit Box or Multi-Edit Box control. For more information, see Using Edit Boxes and Multi-Edit Boxes.

If you want to show multiple rows of data from a source, use the Grid and HTML Table controls. For more information, see Using Grids and HTML Tables.

If you want to show an object formatted as HTML, use the HTML Object control. For more information, see Using HTML Objects.

If you want to display a web link in a frame, use the Frame control. For more information, see Using Frames.

If you want to display a graphic, use the Image control or the Background Image property. For more information, see Using Images or BackgroundImage Property.

If you want your end user to enter or edit data, utilize the Edit Box or Multi-Edit Box control. For more information, see Using Edit Boxes and Multi-Edit Boxes.

If you want to add a menu, use the Menu control. For more information, see Using Menus.

If you want to associate a set of options together and visually separate them from other things on a form, use the Group Box control. For more information, see Using Group Boxes.

If you want to draw a line, use the Line control. For more information, see Using Lines.


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