Adding a Gadget to a Form

Adding a gadget to the form is simply a matter of dragging it from the toolbox and onto the form itself.

1. Click on one of the objects in the toolbox.
2. When you move over to your form, you will notice that your cursor has changed to the Industrial Gadgets Icon. Click on the form and the component will be inserted at its default size onto the form.
   
   
   The component added to a form
   
3. If you wish to insert the control at another size, hold down the mouse button and drag your mouse to the size you desire.
   
   Using the mouse to define a size for the component
   
4. Release the mouse, and the component will draw itself to the size of the box you drew.
   
   The results of the sizing operation.
   
5. You are now ready to move onto the next step.

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