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How to change the button style 
This version of 3D Active Button Magic allows you to create much more than just old-fashioned command buttons in your applications.  This control is also your tool for powerful checkboxes, radio buttons, labels, and frames. These are simply different styles of the same control.   
While you can define the style for your buttons at run-time with the button's Style property, the easiest way is to set the button's style at design-time using the control's property sheet. 
  • Right-click the control and choose Properties from the contextual menu: the control's property sheet will appear. 
    • Note: The image below has hot links to take you to explanations of the various button styles. 
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    Style
    Meaning
     
    Graphical Command Button
    The default selection. This button replaces an ordinary command button.
     
    Graphical Checkbox
    Replaces an ordinary checkbox.
     
    Graphical Radio Button
    Replaces an ordinary radio button. See the How to group Radio buttons together section for details.
     
    Graphical Label
    Replaces an ordinary label control. Can be used as a control container.
     
    Graphical Frame
    Replaces an ordinary graphical frame control. Can be used as a control container. See the How to use the control as a Frame control section for details.
     
    Graphical Picture
    Replaces an ordinary picture frame control. Can be used as a control container. See the How to use the control as a Picture control section for details.
     
    Enhanced Standard Checkbox
    Replaces the standard checkbox control. See the How to use Enhanced Standard controls section for details.
     
    Enhanced Standard Radio Button
    Replaces an ordinary radio button. See the How to use Enhanced Standard controls section and the How to group Radio buttons together section for details.
     
    Graphical Progress Bar
    Replaces the standard progress bar
     
    Graphical Split Button
    Replaces the Office-like split button
     
    The following table explains the meaning of the other buttons on the control's property sheet: 
     
    Button
    Meaning
     
    Edit properties
    Opens 3D Button Visual Editor for design-time editing.
     
    Refresh control
    Refreshes the button currently selected on the screen.
     
    Load template
    Loads a 3bt template from disk
     
    Save template
    Savess a 3bt template to disk
     
    Close
    Closes the property sheet.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
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