Set up buttons
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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Feature Pack
You can customize various properties of individual buttons, such as the text, color, and operation. For information about how to customize groups of buttons that are included in grids on the Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail POS screen, see Set up a button grid.
Note
You can only use the Designer for button grids if you have been granted special permissions to the database. For more information, see this TechNet article.
Add or change a button
Click Retail > Setup > POS > Button grids.
In the Button grid form, click Designer.
To add a button, click New button. Alternatively, right-click in the location where you want to add the button, and then click New button.
Right-click the button, and then click Button properties. Then, in the Text on button field, type the text that appears on the button.
In the Font size field, type the font size, and then, in the Font style field, select the font style.
In the Color field, select the color for the button.
In the Item field, select the operation that the button performs.
Assign a picture to a button
In the Button grid form, click Designer.
Right-click the button, and then click Button properties. Then, under Button preview, click Select image.
Select a picture in the list, and then click Select image.
Click OK, or click Clear image to remove the image from the button.
Change the size of a button
- Right-click the button, and then click Button properties. Then, in the Size in columns and Size in rows fields, type the number of columns and rows that the button spans.
Delete a button
- Right-click the button to delete, and then click Delete button.
Change the operation of a button
Click Retail > Setup > POS > Button grids.
In the Button grid form, click Designer.
Right-click the button to change, and then click Button properties.
Under Action, in the Item field, select an operation for the button. For more information about operations in Retail POS, see Set up permissions and operations.
Click Confirm.