The Pools property retrieves the control's Pools collection. The AllowCreatePool property specifies the combination of keys that allows the user to create objects on the surface. Set the AllowCreatePool property on exDisallow to prevent creating new pools at runtime. The Add method adds programmatically a new pool on the surface. The AddPool event notifies your application once a new new pool is added to the Pools collection. The CreatePool event occurs when the user creates the pool on the surface. The PoolFromPoint property gets the pool from the cursor. The Links property gives access to the surface's Links collection. The Elements property gives access to the surface's Elements collection.