Another possibility to compile the references to an object, making it animated, is to drag the desired item from the Database window directly on the object in question: the expression will be dropped on the default property of the object and the object is selected.


 

The default properties for each type of objects are listed below:


Type of animations

Default property

Basic geometric shapes in closed perimeter (rectangles, ellipses, polygons, areas, etc.).

Expression for dynamic background color 

Basic geometric shapes in open perimeter, i.e. without background area (lines, arcs, polylines, etc.). Frame animation

Expression for dynamic color line / text

Text Animations

Expression for dynamic text

Picture Animations

Expression for dynamic background image 

Items for generic actions

(Buttons, All)

No default property (the release of the item is ignored)

Objects for driven editing of the value of an item (e.g., Checkbox, Spinner, Combo, Lists, OptionButton, etc.).

Item connected

Animation Tool

Expression displayed value

Special objects (Trends, Lists, Events, etc.). 

No default property (the release of the item is ignored)

Groups of objects

No default property (the release of the item is ignored)



Caution: dropping items overwrites any previously defined expression.