[LabVIEW tips] LabVIEW creates public controls for Tab controls and eliminates shadows

The Tab control is one of the most commonly used controls in LabVIEW. The following example shows a configuration program. It is obviously inappropriate to add the SAVE and cancel buttons to each page, in this way, we can create two buttons as public buttons. The method is as follows: 1. Select the "save" and "cancel" buttons that have been created; 2. Click "cancel" on the keyboard.

The Tab control is one of the most commonly used controls in LabVIEW. The following example shows a configuration program. It is obviously inappropriate to add the SAVE and cancel buttons to each page, in this way, we can create two buttons as public buttons. The method is as follows: 1. Select the "save" and "cancel" buttons that have been created; 2. Click "cancel" on the keyboard.

The Tab control is one of the most commonly used controls in LabVIEW. The following example shows a configuration program. It is obviously inappropriate to add the SAVE and cancel buttons to each page, in this way, we can create two buttons as public buttons. The method is as follows:

1. Select the created Save and cancel buttons;

2. Move the button by pressing the → on the keyboard (hold down the Shift key to speed up the movement) and move the button to the Tab control;

3. After moving to a proper position, you can see a shadow under the button. The shadow automatically disappears when the program is running.

In fact, the shadow can also be removed in the editing environment. The method is simple: you only need to combine the Tab control and button to eliminate the shadow.

The following figure shows the effect after the shadow is cleared.