Types of ActiveX controls

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Types of ActiveX controls

To set the properties for ActiveX controls, and to obtain more information about these controls and their available properties, see Microsoft Visual Basic Help.

Check Box Button image

An option you can turn on or off by selecting or clearing it. You can have more than one check box checked on a slide at a time.

Text Box Button image

A box in which you can type text.

Command Button Button image

A button that initiates an action when it is clicked.

Option Button Button image

A button used to select one option from a group of options.

List Box Button image

A box that contains a list of items.

Combo Box Button image

A text box with a drop-down list box. You can either select a choice from the list or type your own entry in the box.

Toggle Button Button image

A button that remains pressed in when clicked, and then releases when it is clicked again.

Spin Button Button image

A button that can be attached to a text box. To increase a value, click the up arrow; to decrease a value, click the down arrow.

Scroll Bar Button image

A control that scrolls through a range of items when you click the scroll arrows or when you drag the scroll box. You can move through a page of items by clicking between the scroll box and a scroll arrow.

Label Button image

Text added to a slide to provide information about a control.

Image Button image

A control that embeds a picture into a presentation.

More Controls Button image

A list of additional ActiveX controls.