Create a picture for a Button without using a custom control

[BCharlton44]

So I enherited the system I am currently developing. One thing the guy did before me was put pictures on all of his buttons. I have no clue how he did this as I just starting using Labview several months ago. Now I want to add my own buttons and want to replicate how he did it.

All the solutions I have search for use custom controls to attain their desired effect....well apparantly the guy did it a different way and I can't figure out how. I posted a VI with just the buttons he made in it so you can see what I am talking about.

[RavensFan]

Of course he used custom controls.  There is no way I know of how to do it without customizing a button.  He may not have Saved the controls as separate .ctl files, but he certainly customized them.

Look at this nugget.  Custom Button Nugget

And another cool tutorial.  Creating System Dialog Buttons with Custom Icons and Mouse Hover Effects

[BCharlton44]

So how do you create a custom control without the need to make a ctrl file then?

[aeastet]

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@BCharlton44 wrote:

So how do you create a custom control without the need to make a ctrl file then?

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Becasue you can make the custom button and apply it and never save it. If you right click on the button you should be able to got to the advanced and then to customize and still be able to edit the buttons that are on your code.

You will have to make new pictures to import to your custom display. The only other way to do this would be to make your button transparent and add a picture behind it.