The Wolfram Language provides a full range of control objects, all specified in convenient symbolic form. Manipulate uses many of these objects automatically; you can also use them directly as part of generalized input or in building your own dynamic interfaces.

Control — an interactive control with type automatically chosen

Slider , VerticalSlider — Slider2D —

Checkbox — RadioButton — Opener —

IntervalSlider — set a value with a lower and upper bound

ColorSlider — interactively select a color

Setter — set a value when pressed: Setter Setter

Toggler — toggle through values when clicked

SetterBar , RadioButtonBar , CheckboxBar , TogglerBar — arrays of buttons

PopupMenu — menu of choices

ListPicker — list of choices

InputField — field for strings, numbers, or any expression

FormControl — an arbitrary form, containing fields with specified interpretations

TableView — spreadsheet-like data view

LocatorPane — movable locators on graphics or other backgrounds

Animator   ▪ Manipulator   ▪ Locator   ▪ ProgressIndicator   ▪ Trigger   ▪ ClickPane

Button — button with any form and action

PasteButton — button to paste an expression

ClickToCopy — copy the given expression to the clipboard when clicked

ActionMenu , ButtonBar — choose from a list of actions

EventHandler — low-level event handler

MousePosition   ▪ ControlActive   ▪ ControllerState   ▪ CurrentValue

GestureHandler , TouchPosition — touch controls

FileNameSetter — system file browser

ColorSetter — system color picker

SystemDialogInput — files, fonts, sounds, etc.

Hyperlink — general hyperlink to cells and URLs

FormObject — specify the structure of a form

FormFunction — set up an active submittable form

Annotations »

Tooltip   ▪ Mouseover   ▪ Overlay   ▪ StatusArea   ▪ PopupWindow   ▪ Labeled   ▪ AttachCell   ▪ ...

Programming with Controls »

Dynamic   ▪ DynamicModule   ▪ MousePosition   ▪ Setting   ▪ DynamicSetting   ▪ ...

Structuring and Layout »

Grid   ▪ Row   ▪ Column   ▪ Panel   ▪ TabView   ▪ Pane   ▪ Deploy   ▪ ...

Controls Options »

ImageSize   ▪ Appearance   ▪ Deployed   ▪ Enabled   ▪ AutoAction   ▪ ...

Creating Separate Windows »

ChoiceDialog   ▪ CreatePalette   ▪ CreateDialog   ▪ CreateDocument   ▪ ...