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Opens a dialog for editing the properties of a selected control.

To access this command...

From the menu bar:

Choose Form - Control Properties.

From the context menu:

Choose Control Properties.

From the tabbed interface:

Choose Form - Control Properties.

Choose Tools - Control Properties.

From toolbars:

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Control Properties


note

You can only call the Properties dialog when in the Design mode with a control selected.


If you enter data in the Properties dialog, note that multiline input is possible for certain drop-down combo boxes. This concerns all fields in which an SQL statement can be entered, as well as the properties of text boxes or label fields. You can open these fields and enter text in the opened list. The following shortcut keys are valid:

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Effect

+Down Arrow:

Opens the combo box.

+Up Arrow:

Closes the combo box.

Shift+Enter

Inserts a new line.

Up Arrow

Places the cursor into the previous line.

Down Arrow

Places the cursor into the next line.

Enter

Completes the input in the field and places the cursor into the next field.


As with list boxes or combo boxes, you can open or close the list with a mouse click at the arrow on the right end of the field. However, the input here can be entered either in the opened list or in the top text field. An exception is the properties that expect a list representation, for example, the property "List Entries", which can be set for the control fields List Box and Combo Box. Here, you can only edit the entries when the field is opened.

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This General tab enables you to define the general properties of a form control. These properties differ, depending on the control type. Not all of the following properties are available for every control.

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The Data tab page allows you to assign a data source to the selected control.

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On the Events tab page you can link macros to events that occur in a form's control fields.

Data (for XML Form Documents)

The Data tab page of the Properties dialog for an XML Form document offers some XML forms settings.

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