WINDEV includes several controls supplied with the product. Let's see how to use them according to the operation to perform:
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| You want to... | Use the following control... |
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| Display a text, a title, ... | Static |
| Read a PDF file | PDF Reader |
| Display and modify a Word document. | Word Processing |
| Select a value from a list (Country, City, etc.) | Radio Button, Combo Box,
List Box |
| Select several values from a list (message recipients, etc.) | Check Box, List Box |
| Select one or more values from a ListView (picture directory, etc.) | ListView |
| Select a value in a preset range. | Slider,
Round Slider,
Spin,
Range Slider |
| Select a date. | Calendar |
| Display a graphic image (photo, etc.), an animation or use the drawing functions. | Image |
| Display the file content in a table (list of customers, order details, etc.).
| Table |
| Repeat controls in a window (product catalog with photo, etc.)
| Looper |
| Display a video, an animation. | Web Camera
Multimedia
Conference |
| Type information. | Edit control |
| Program an action in a window (display another window, start a print, etc.). | Button |
| Display information in a hierarchy (directory).
| TreeView
TreeView Table |
| Display a column chart, a line chart, a pie chart, ...
] | Chart |
| Display a progress. | Progress Bar |
| Group the controls by theme and display the themes one by one. | Tab
Sidebar
Drawer |
| Display a bar code. | Bar Code |
| Display events over a period of time.
| Organizer |
| Create statistical tables.
| Pivot Table
Spreadsheet |
| Represent weighted data.
| TreeMap |
| Display the important elements in dashboard format.
| Dashboard |
| Type or display HTML data.
| HTML edit control
HTML control |
| Allow the selection of interval or zoom | Range Slider |
| Display a map, an itinerary.
| Map |
| Edit an image | Map |
| Display an ActiveX control | ActiveX |