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You use this toolbar to create all dynamic elements other than form-based elements. This section provides some general information about using these elements. Each element is described in more detail in its own section.

To create a dynamic element, you click its toolbar icon. One thing to be aware of is what happens when there are already elements selected when you create the element:

• Some dynamic elements (WOHyperlink, WOConditional, WORepetition, custom WebObjects and generic WebObjects) can contain other elements. In this case, the selected elements appear with the new element "wrapped" around it.

• Other dynamic elements (WOString, WOImage, WOActiveImage, and WOApplet) can't contain other elements. When you create one, it replaces whatever was selected.

To bind a dynamic element, you drag from an item in the object browser to one of the outer icons. The Inspector appears, allowing you to complete the binding. See "Binding Elements" for more information.

You can double-click one of the icons to collapse the element into a single icon:

Collapsing can be desirable when you have dynamic elements that contain other elements and take up a lot of space on the screen. You can double-click again to expand the element. In addition, you can use the menu commands Elements WebObjects Expand All or Elements WebObjects Collapse All to expand or collapse all the dynamic elements in the window.

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