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Example: To make several controls invisible, all you have to do is make the group invisible. In a health-careform for example, some controls may relate to men while others may relate to women. Grouping the relatedcontrols together enables you to make them visible or invisible according to the gender of the user.See the online help (keyword: "Group of controls") for more details.6.5 Handling the controls in the editorThis paragraph describes the main operations that can be performed on a control found in a report. See theonline help (keyword: "Handle, Handle the report controls") for more details.6.5.1 Creating a controlTo create a control:1. Display the "Creation" pane of the ribbon. This tab presents the different types of controls that can becreated in the report editor.2. Click the requested type of control then click the position where the control must be created in thereport.Other creation modes are also available for the controls. See the online help (keyword: "Create, A control in areport") for more details.6.5.2 Selecting one or more controlsThe report editor enables you to select one or more report controls with the keyboard or with the mouse.To select a control, click the control to select.The selected control is displayed with handles.The name of the selected control is displayed in the status bar. It can be modified directly.To select several controls at once:Method 1: with the [Ctrl] key.1. Press the [Ctrl] key and keep this key down.2. Select the controls with the mouse (click each control with the mouse).3. Release the [Ctrl] key. The selected controls are displayed with handles.Notes:• To add/delete a control to/from an existing selection, keep the [Ctrl] key down and click the controlthat must be added/deleted to/from the selection.• When displaying the 7-tab window ("Description" from the popup menu of the selection), only theoptions common to the selected controls will be displayed.82Part 1: Report editor