Control Properties
Opens a dialogue box for editing the properties of a selected control.
To access this command...
Open context menu of a selected form element - choose Control Properties.
Control
You can only call the Properties dialogue box when in the Design mode with a control selected.
If you enter data in the Properties dialogue box, note that multi-line 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:
| Keys | Effect |
|---|---|
| Alt+Down Arrow: | Opens the combo box. |
| Alt+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.
General
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.
Data
The Data tab page allows you to assign a data source to the selected control.
Events
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 dialogue box for an XML Form document offers some XML forms settings.