The Dashboard Editor

About This Document
	What Is in This Document
	Related Documentation
Using the Dashboard Editor
	Running the Dashboard Editor
	Making a Dashboard
	Adding a Symbol to a Dashboard
	Linking Symbols
		Adding Links
		Link-In and Link-Out ports
		Enabling Link Layout
	Editing the Dashboard Background
		Adding Shape Background Objects
		Adding and Editing Polyline Objects
		Adding a Point to a Polyline Object
		Editing Background Object Properties
	Using Layers in a Dashboard Diagram
		Understanding Layers
		Setting the Default Insertion Layer
		Raising and Lowering a Background Object Between Layers
		Raising and Lowering a Layer
		Setting Layer Visibility
		Setting Layer Transparency
	Saving a Dashboard
	Changing Symbol Parameters
	Aligning and Grouping Objects
	Testing Your Dashboard
	Dashboard XML Files
	Loading a Palette
	Adding Charts
	Opening a Dashboard
	Editing Multiple Documents
	Opening a Dashboard from Within a Dashboard
Programming the Dashboard Editor
	A Basic Dashboard Editor
	The Dashboard Editor Sample
	IlvDashboardDiagram and IlvDashboardEditor
	Dashboard GUI Components
		Adding Menus
		Adding Toolbars
		Adding the Tree Pane
		Adding a Property Pane
		Using the Overview Pane
		Using the Palettes Pane
	Dashboard Actions
	Retrieving the Link Layout of a Dashboard
	Reading and Writing Dashboards
	Changing the Value of Dashboard Symbol Parameters Dynamically
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