MockupUI Reference Manual

Contents

• About the manual
• What is MockupUI
• What's new

User interface

• Menu and toolbar
• Design browser
• Design area
• Toolbox panel
• Parameters panel
• Keys and mouse

UI widgets

• Common UI widgets
• Table widget
• Tree widget

Graphic widgets

• Image widget
• Clipart widget
• Graphic text
• Shape widgets

Working with widgets

• Adding widgets
• Adjusting widget geometry
• Changing widget properties
• Re-ordering widgets

Annotations

• Adding notes
• Formatting notes
• Exporting notes

Visual styles

• Selecting a style
• Native styles
• Wireframe style
• Dark style

Templates

• Creating templates
• Using templates
• Sharing templates

Exporting

• Copy to clipboard
• Exporting screenshots
• Exporting documentation
• Exporting presentations
• Printing

Projects

• Creating a new project
• Opening a project
• Saving a project
• Closing a project

Setup

• Installing MockupUI
• Purchasing MockupUI
• Activating MockupUI

Help

• Help Menu
• Getting more help

Parameters Panel

The Parameters panel is where you adjust the properties of the widgets. The parameters panel has three tabs: Widget, Design and Annotations.

The Parameters panel displays the parameters for the currently selected design. Clicking on a design thumbnail in the design browser will update the parameters panel.

Widget tab

The Widget tab shows the parameter editor of the currently selected widget. It allows you to change the widget's geometry, content and formatting.

Changing parameter values

Changing the value of a parameter will update the widget inside the design area.

The parameter controls can be of one of the following types:

• Slider: A slider allows you to decrease or increase the value by moving the slider's handle to left or to right, respectively.

• Numerical value: Allows you to either type in a number followed by Enter or to increase/decrease the existing value using the up and down arrows.

• Text value: Allows you enter a simple text with no formatting.

• Text editor: Allows you type or paste formatted text (see Text widget for more details).

• Checkbox: Specifies a yes / no value.

• Choice list: Allows you select a value from a list.

• Color control: Allows you select a color either as a Red, Green, Blue triplet or using the Hue, Saturation, Value dial (click the color button if you want to show/hide the HSV color dial). In some widgets the color control also has an eye dropper tool that allows you to pick a color from the working area of the design area.

• Position: A position control allows you to enter absolute X and Y coordinates in pixels.

• Size: A size control has two values, Width and Height that are expressed in pixels.

• File or folder: Allows you to specify a file path. By clicking the ... button, a File Dialog will open allowing you to browse your computer disks and select a file or folder.

• Page Link: Allows you to link the current widget to another page of the current project. When generating an interactive presentation, the widget will become clickable and will allow you to navigate through the pages of the document.

Design tab

The Design tab allows you to:

• Hide, lock, reset or remove a widget from a design
• Manage the z-order of the widgets (moving to front or to back).
• Select a widget by clicking on its header in the Design tab.

Refer to the Working with widgets section for details.

Annotations tab

The annotations tab allows you to add descriptions and notes to your designs. Refer to the Annotations section to learn more.