Adding and Removing Text Items in Ring Controls

A new text ring control has one item with a value of zero and displays an empty string.

Complete the following steps to add an item to a ring control.

  1. Use the Labeling tool to enter the first item in the text ring control.
  2. Right-click the ring control and select Add Item After or Add Item Before from the shortcut menu.
  3. Use the Labeling tool to type the item name. Type a hyphen (-) to create a separator.
    Note  To create a hyphen item in the ring control instead of a separator, type a space before or after the hyphen.
  4. Click any area outside the ring control after you finish entering the item name. The numeric values of the items adjust automatically.
  5. Press <Shift-Enter> after entering an item to advance to a new item.

    Macintosh, Sun, and Linux Press <Shift-Return>.

Complete the following steps to remove an item from a ring control.

  1. Select the item so it appears in the ring control.
  2. Right-click the item and select Remove Item from the shortcut menu. The numeric values of the items adjust automatically.