LAB 3 - CREATE SCREENS AND SCREEN GROUP

In this lab you will create screens called Header, Navigation, Main, and Template. You will also create a screen
group called StartUp that opens the Header, Navigation, and Main screens when the project runtime client is
started.

Create Screens
Header screen

1. On the Insert tab of the ribbon, in the Graphics group, click Screen.

The Screen Attributes dialog is opened.

Pro Tip: You can also right-click the Screens folder on the Graphics tab of the Project
Explorer and the click Insert on the shortcut menu.

2. In the Size group, in the Width and Height fields, enter 1024 and 150, respectively.
3. Click OK to close the Screen Attributes dialog. The new screen is opened in the Workspace.

Note: The name of your screen may be different from that shown in the picture above.

4. Click the tab on the W orkspace corresponding to the new screen.

5. On the Graphics tab of the ribbon, in the Graphics group, click Background Color.

The Theme Colors dialog is opened. Select the medium Olive Green color.

6. Click the Application button and click Save As on the Application menu. The Save As dialog is opened.
 7. In the File name field, enter Header.

8. Click Save. The Save As dialog is closed.

Navigation screen

1. On the Insert tab of the ribbon, in the Graphics group, click Screen. The Screen Attributes dialog is
opened.

2. In the Size group, in the Width and Height fields, enter 150 and 618, respectively.

3. In the Location group, in the Top field, enter 150.

4. Click OK to close the Screen Attributes dialog. The new screen is opened in the Workspace.

5. Click the tab on the W orkspace corresponding to the new screen.

6. On the Graphics tab of the ribbon, in the Graphics group, click Background Color. The Theme Colors
dialog is opened.

7. Select the light Olive Green color.

8. Click the Application button and click Save As on the Application menu. The Save As dialog is
opened.

9. In the File name field, enter Navigation.

10. Click Save. The Save As dialog is closed.

Template screen

1. On the Insert tab of the ribbon, in the Graphics group, click Screen. The Screen Attributes
dialog is opened.

2. In the Size group, in the Width and Height fields, enter 874 and 618, respectively.

3. In the Location group, in the Top and Left fields, enter 150.

4. Click OK to close the Screen Attributes dialog. The new screen is opened in the Workspace.

5. Click the tab on the W orkspace corresponding to the new screen.

6. On the Graphics tab of the ribbon, in the Graphics group, click Background Color. The Theme Colors
dialog is opened.

7. Select the light Gray color.

8. Click the Application button and click Save As on the Application menu. The Save As dialog is opened.

9. In the File name field, enter Template.

10. Click Save. The Save As dialog is closed.

Main screen

1. Click the Template.scr tab on the Workspace.

2. Click the Application button and click Save As on the Application menu. The Save As dialog is opened.
 3. In the File name field, enter Main.

4. Click Save. The Save As dialog is closed.

Create Screen Group

1. On the Insert tab of the ribbon, in the Graphics group, click Screen Group.

The Insert Screen Group dialog is opened.

2. In the Name field, enter StartUp.

3. In List of screens list box, select the screens HEADER, MAIN, and NAVIGATION screens.

4. Click OK. The Insert Screen Group is closed.

5. On the Graphics tab of the Project Explorer, click the chevron to the left of the Screen Group folder. The
Screen Group folder is expanded.

6. On the Graphics tab of the Project Explorer, right-click the StartUp.SG screen group folder and click
Set as startup on the shortcut menu.

Pro Tip: You can view and change the screen that will be opened when the projet runtime
client starts by selecting Viewer in the Settings group on the Project tab of the Ribbon.