Understanding the ActiveX Controls Settings Pane

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ActiveX Properties Tab

This view allows you to configure COM ActiveX settings.

Properties

Active X Control

Marks this COM as an ActiveX control.

Programmable

Marks this COM as programmable.

Insertable

Indicates that objects of this class should appear in the Insert Object dialog box list box when used by COM container applications.

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Toolbox

Specify the 16 x 16 bitmap to use for the face of a toolbar or toolbox button.

Bitmap Path

The bitmap path.

Resource ID

The bitmap resource ID.

Misc Status (DvAspects)

Specifies how to create and display an object, the desired data or view aspect of the object when drawing or getting data.

Default

If no subkey that corresponds to a DvAspect is found, it uses the default value of Misc Status.

Content

Provides a representation of an object so it can be displayed as an embedded object inside of a container. This value is typically specified for compound document objects. The presentation can be provided for the screen or printer.

Thumbnail

Provides a thumbnail representation of an object so it can be displayed in a browsing tool. The thumbnail is approximately a 120 by 120 pixel, 16-color (recommended) device-independent bitmap potentially wrapped in a metafile.

Icon

Provides an iconic representation of an object.

Docprint

Provides a representation of the object on the screen as though it were printed to a printer using the Print command from the File menu. The described data may represent a sequence of pages.

Enable Full Page

Register an ActiveX control as a full-frame viewer so it is used as the viewer/player when following A HREF links to a particular media type.

Extensions

Implemented Categories

Specify the categories this COM implements.

New

Define a new implemented category by clicking the[New ] button on the right, choosing “New” from the context menu or pressing the Insert key.

Add

Add predefined implemented categories from the[Add ] combobox on the right or from the “Add” context menu.

Implemented in .NET
Specifies that this COM implements “.NET Category”.
Safe for scripting
Specifies that this COM implements “Controls that are safely scriptable” category.
Safe for initializing
Specifies that this COM implements “Controls safely initializable from persistent data” category

Remove

Select an implemented category from the list then click the[Remove ] button on the right, choose “Remove” from the context menu or press the Delete key to remove that implemented category.

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Understanding the ActiveX Controls Settings Pane