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Symbol Commands
You use the commands provided by the symbol control to create custom symbols. You can either modify a selected symbol or design a new one from scratch. To return to Symbol in the List Choice pane without selecting a predefined symbol or clicking a command, you press Esc.
• When you click Copy Symbol, Paste Symbol, or Remove Symbol, the action described in the following table is performed and then you are returned to the Symbol field.
• When you click Edit Symbol, the Edit Symbol window opens. As described in Edit Symbol Window, the controls in the Tools area affect the symbol shown in the Picture area in comparable ways to Copy Symbol, Paste Symbol, and Remove Symbol commands.
For more information, see Assigning and Customizing Symbols for List Items.
Command in Symbols Control
Control in Edit Symbol Window
Description
Edit Symbol
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When clicked, the Edit Symbol window opens so that you can create a custom symbol by either modifying the currently selected symbol or designing a new one. For more information, see Edit Symbol Window.
Copy Symbol
Copy
When clicked, the symbol currently selected is copied to the Windows Clipboard as a bitmap. You can then paste it from the Clipboard as the symbol for another item or into a bitmap editor such as Microsoft Paint.
Paste Symbol
Paste
When clicked, the active bitmap in the Windows Clipboard is pasted as the symbol for the current selected item. This bitmap can either be a copy of a symbol for some other item or be from an external bitmap editor such as Microsoft Paint.
• If the bitmap is larger than 16 pixels by 16 pixels, only the top left 16 pixels by 16 pixels are pasted.
• If the bitmap is smaller than 16 pixels by 16 pixels, it is not pasted.
Remove Symbol
Clear
When clicked, the symbol currently selected is cleared.