Assigning an action to a button

You can assign an action to a button. When clicked, buttons can display messages, open Web pages, change variables, and much more. You can change the button's trigger and set conditions when the action is to occur.

To assign an action to a button:

  1. Do one of the following to display the Action ribbon for the button:

  2. Use the Action drop-down list in the Action and Target group to select the action to execute when the users click the button. For details about selecting an action, see Selecting an action.

    The Target field is enabled when the action requires a target. Specify additional information as necessary. For details about selecting an action's target, see Selecting an action's target.

  3. Select the action's trigger. The action is triggered by the mouse click by default. This is indicated by Mouse Click in the Trigger group. Use the Trigger drop-down list to change the trigger and specify a delay if necessary. For details about selecting the trigger, see Selecting an action's trigger.

  4. Specify the action's conditions. The action will always occur by default. This is indicated by Always in the Conditions group. Click Always to specify the conditions under which the action is to occur. For details about using the controls on the Set Action Conditions window to specify conditions, see Specifying conditions.

The action is updated and assigned to the button.

See also: About actions

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