9.3

You cannot delete a Button layout until you unsynchronize it. To unsynchronize a Button
layout, select it in the Shared Content palette and then click the Delete button .
Configuring a Button object
To configure a Button object:
1
Create a Button object, as described in "Creating an object." Make sure the Button object is
selected.
2
To specify which Button layout to use, choose an option from the Button drop-down
menu.
• Layout name: To use a Button layout in the same project, choose the name of that layout.
• New: Choose this option to create a Button layout in the same project.
• Edit: Choose this option to select a Button layout in the same project, and to switch to
that Button layout for editing.
• Choose External File: Choose this option to select a Button layout in a separate
QuarkXPress project.
3
To specify settings for the Button object, choose one or more options from the Options
drop-down menu:
• To hide the Button object until it displays using a Show action, choose Initially Hidden.
• To disable the Button object until it is enabled using an Enable action, choose Initially
Disabled.
• To retain the Button object's state when an end user exits and then re-enters the page the
object is on, choose Keep Status on Page Entry.
• To specify that the Button should initially be in the On state, check Initially On.
4
To specify the initial position of the Button object on the page, choose an option from
the Initially at drop-down menu:
• To initially display the object at its current location on the page, choose Home.
• To initially position the object on one of the pasteboards, choose Top, Left, Bottom, or
Right.
5
To specify a keyboard command that activates a Simple button or toggles the state of an
On/Off or On/Off with Disable button, enter a key combination in the Key Alias field.
Creating a button group
You can group multiple On/Off (or On/Off with Disable) buttons so that they function
like a set of radio buttons (in other words, so that turning on one button automatically
turns off all other buttons in the group). To create a button group:
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