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Use the AddItem method to add new items to the editor's predefined list. If the AddItem method uses a Value already defined, the old item is replaced. The AddItem method has effect for the following type of editors: DropDownType, DropDownListType, PickEditType, and CheckListType. Check each EditType value for what Value argument should contain. Use the RemoveItem method to remove a particular item from the predefined list. Use the ClearItems method to clear the entire list of predefined values. Use the SortItems to sort the items. Use the ItemToolTip property to assign a tooltip to a predefined item into a drop down list. The Caption parameter supports built-in HTML format like follows:

 bold bolds a part of the caption.
 underline specifies that the portion should appear as underlined.
<s> ~~strikeout~~ </s> specifies that the portion should appear as strikeout.
 italic specifies that the portion should appear as italic.
<fgcolor=FF0000> fgcolor </fgcolor> changes the foreground color for a portion.
<bgcolor=FF0000> bgcolor </bgcolor> changes the background color for a portion.
  breaks a line.
<solidline> draws a solid line. If has no effect for a single line caption.
<dotline> draws a dotted line. If has no effect for a single line caption.
<upline> draws the line to the top of the text line
<r> aligns the rest of the text line to the right side. It has no effect if the caption contains a single line.
<img>number[:width]</img> inserts an icon inside the cell's caption. The number indicates the index of the icon being inserted. The width is optional and indicates the width of the icon being inserted. Using the width option you can overwrite multiple icons getting a nice effect. By default, if the width field is missing, the width is 18 pixels.
<img>key[:width]</img> inserts a custom size picture being loaded using the HTMLPicture property. The Key parameter indicates the key of the picture being displayed. The Width parameter indicates a custom size, if you require to stretch the picture, else the original size of the picture is used.
text displays portions of text with a different font and/or different size. For instance, the bit draws the bit text using the Tahoma font, on size 12 pt. If the name of the font is missing, and instead size is present, the current font is used with a different size. For instance, bit displays the bit text using the current font, but with a different size.

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		Type	Description
		Value as Long	A long expression that defines a predefined value.
		Caption as String	A string expression that indicates the caption for the Value. The Caption supports HTML format.
		Image as Variant	A long expression that indicates the index of the item's icon.