Hiding Front Panel Controls and Indicators

Complete the following steps to hide a front panel control or indicator. You also can display hidden front panel objects.

  1. Right-click the front panel object you want to hide.
  2. Select Advanced»Hide Control from the shortcut menu if the object is a control or Advanced»Hide Indicator if the object is an indicator.
  3. (Optional) Specify the behavior of hidden controls during editing.
    OptionTask
    Show hidden controls while editing and keep them hidden at run time.Select Edit»Show Hidden Controls While Editing.
    Keep hidden controls hidden at all times.Select Edit»Hide Hidden Controls While Editing.

You also can use the Visible property to hide controls and indicators programmatically.