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About checkboxes
A checkbox lets users select (to turn on) or clear (to turn off) an option. You can make checkboxes appear within a group box.
Checkbox when drawn:
 Checkbox when complete:
 Adding standard checkboxes
These are the standard FirstClass checkbox states:
To add a checkbox using these states:
1 Choose Fields > Buttons & Groups > Checkbox.
2 Add this field to the form.
3 Update the following fields on the Contents - Data tab of the Field Attributes form as required:
4 Update the Contents - Field Control tab, if you want this field to control another field.
Adding customized checkboxes
You can use custom icons for your checkbox states, as in the following example:
 When you draw your custom icons:
� Create two icons for each state, and create both non-3D and 3D versions (even if you only plan to use one view mode). In our example, there are two states (arrow up and arrow down) in both non-3D and 3D.
The second icon for each state is the same as the first, except for a gray background. It indicates that the checkbox is currently being clicked.
� Draw each icon with a boundary box, so that it looks like a checkbox. Draw the 3D icons' boxes so that they look 3D.
To use your customized icons:
1 Import the icons into your settings file.
You must assign resource IDs following the same kind of pattern as shown in our example. Follow these numbering guidelines:
� Number icons in the order you want them to show as a user cycles through the checkbox states. For each state, use first the unclicked, then the clicked appearance.
� Number all the non-3D icons first, incrementing each one in the cycle by 1. In our example, these are 999900 to 999903.
� Do the same numbering for the 3D icons, but add 20 to the first number. In our example, these are 999920 to 999923.
2 Choose Fields > Buttons & Groups > Checkbox.
3 Add this field to the form.
Make the checkbox field large enough to accommodate your icons.
4 Update the following fields on the Contents - Data tab of the Field Attributes form as required:
5 Update the Contents - Field Control tab, if you want this field to control another field.
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