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VCL Wizard Control

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The VCL Wizard Control allows you to create configuration wizards.

VCL Wizard Control

View Styles

The control ships with the Aero and Wizard 97 styles. Use the control’s ViewStyle to switch its display style. You can change appearance settings of wizard UI elements to create a custom style.

Aero

Microsoft Windows-inspired Aero theme. This style includes support for titles and Aero Glass theme effects.

Aero Wizard

The Aero style requires that your form is inherited from the TdxWizardControlForm form. The Wizard Application and Wizard Form templates automatically create a TdxWizardControlForm descendant. You should change your form’s ancestor to TdxWizardControlForm if you drop a Wizard control on the form and want to use the Aero style.

Wizard 97

A classic wizard design. The main difference from the “Aero Wizard” style is watermark support.

Wizard 97

See the following link for information about Wizard UI elements that are common to these view styles: Page Layout.

Buttons

Built-in Buttons

Back and Next
A user can click these buttons to switch the active page. The Back button is placed in the title area in the Aero view style.
Cancel, Finish, and Help
These buttons have no predefined functionality. You can handle the control’s OnButtonClick event to implement a custom response to clicks on these buttons.

Custom Buttons

These buttons have no predefined functionality. You can use the control’s Buttons.CustomButtons property to add custom buttons. Handle the button‘s OnClick event to implement a custom response to a click on this button.

Custom Button Example

Animation

The control supports page transition animation effects. Use the control’s OptionsAnimate property to adjust animation settings. You can disable animation effects or apply one of the following animation effects:

Fade
Fading Animation
Slide
Slide Animation

Design-Time Templates

You can create Wizard applications and Wizard forms with IDE templates shipped with the control.

The IDE templates automatically inherit your wizard forms from the TdxWizardControlForm type (this ancestor is required for the Aero style).

Click the File | New | Other... IDE menu command and select one of the following templates:

DevExpress VCL 24.1 Wizard Application

Creates an empty project that includes a Wizard form with a Wizard control.

Application Template

DevExpress VCL 24.1 Wizard Form

Creates a Wizard form with a Wizard control.

Form Template

See the following link for more information about the IDE templates: Design-Time Experience.

Skin Support

You can apply skins to the control or use built-in look-and-feel settings to customize the control’s appearance.