Exploring the Navigation Pane Designer Form for C1NavPanel
The Navigation Pane Designer Form contains a menu, toolbar, Edit tab, Preview tab, and properties pane.

• Navigation Pane Designer Form Menu
The Navigation Pane Designer Form menu contains the following menu items and subitems:
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Menu Item |
Submenu Item |
Description |
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File |
Load from XML |
Load the formatting for a C1NavPanel control from an .xml file. |
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Save as XML |
Save the current formatting of the C1NavPanel control to an .xml file. | |
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Exit |
Closes the Navigation Pane Designer Form. | |
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Edit |
Insert Item |
Inserts a new C1NavPanelPane at the specified place in the list of panes. |
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Add Child |
Adds a new C1NavPanelPane as a child of the C1NavPanel. | |
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Cut |
Cuts the selected C1NavPanelPane to be moved in the list of panes. | |
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Copy |
Copies the selected C1NavPanelPane. | |
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Paste |
Pastes a C1NavPanelPane at the specified location in the list of panes. | |
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Delete |
Removes the selected C1NavPanelPane. | |
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Rename |
Allows you to change the name of the C1NavPanelPane. | |
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About |
Provides information on the C1NavPanel control. |
• Navigation Pane Designer Form Toolbar
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The table below describes each button in the toolbar:
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Button |
Name |
Description |
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Move Item Up |
Moves the selected C1NavPanelPane up the list of panes. |
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Move Item Down |
Moves the selected C1NavPanelPane down the list panes. |
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Move Item Left |
Moves the selected C1NavPanelPane to the left in the hierarchy. |
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Move Item Right |
Moves the selected C1NavPanelPane to the right in the hierarchy. |
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Add Child Item |
Inserts a C1NavPanelPane as a child of the C1NavPanel control. |
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Insert Item |
Inserts a C1NavPanelPane at the specified location in the list of panes. |
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Cut |
Cuts the selected C1NavPanelPane to be moved in the list of panes. |
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Copy |
Copies the selected C1NavPanelPane. |
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Paste |
Pastes a C1NavPanelPane at the specified location in the list of panes. |
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Delete |
Removes the selected C1NavPanelPane. |
• Edit Tab

Click the Edit tab and select the C1NavPanel control or the desired C1NavPanelPane for which you would like to manipulate or adjust the properties.
• Preview Tab

Click the Preview tab for a preview of what the C1NavPanel control will look like.
• Properties Pane

The Navigation Pane Designer Form properties pane is almost identical to the Visual Studio Properties window. Simply select a C1NavPanelPane or the C1NavPanel control and set the desired properties here.
• Command Buttons
The command buttons are summarized in the following table:
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Button |
Description |
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OK |
Clicking OK applies the new settings to the C1NavPanel control. |
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Cancel |
Clicking Cancel closes the Navigation Pane Designer Form, cancelling the new settings and applying the default settings to the C1NavPanel control. |
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