Editing Control Properties

When you have added a control to the map, you can edit its properties. Every control has a dialog for editing its properties. Because most controls have many properties, they are grouped into various property pages. All controls have a General property page, which allows you to specify the most important properties of the control, including its field number, whether it is shared, its size, the appearance of its border and so on. Other property pages include:

• The Access page, which determines the minimum access levels required for the user to view and modify the contents of the control
• The Font page, which determines the Windows font used to display annotation for the control
• The Colour page which determines the colour of various parts of the control
• The Data page, which determines the formatting and validation for data used by Edit controls

The various dialogs are described below.

Displaying a Control's Dialog

To activate the dialog for setting the properties of a control, do one of the following:

• Double-click the control

• With the control selected, press F5 or Enter

• With the control selected, click the Control icon on the Tool bar

• With the control selected choose Control Properties from the Edit menu.

• If it is not easy to select the control with the mouse (for example because it is covered by another control) choose Control List from the Edit menu. The Control List dialog appears:

  

  This lists the controls and their field numbers. Select the desired control from the list (if it is not already highlighted) and click Edit

  Control Dialogs

  The dialogs for each type of control are described on the following pages:

  • Attach Point Control Properties
  • Bitmap Control Properties
  • Button Control Properties
  • Check Box Control Properties
  • Edit Control Properties
  • Enumeration Control Properties
  • Group Box Control Properties
  • Header Control Properties
  • Icon Control Properties
  • Line Control Properties
  • Radio Button Control Properties
  • Tab Control Properties
  • Text Control Properties
  • VCR Control Properties

  The following pages describe some of the tasks and propery pages common to the various types of control:

  • Adding Help
  • Specifying Access Levels
  • Specifying the Font
  • Specifying Colours
  • Specifying Mnemonics