Using the Properties view in the Form painter

All controls in a form (such as text, columns, computed fields, buttons, and so on) and the form itself have properties you can use to modify the form. The properties that display in the Properties view are appropriate to the control you have selected.

To use the Properties view in the Form painter:

Position the pointer over the part you want to modify.
Display the pop-up menu and select Properties.

The appropriate properties display in the Properties view.

Here is the Properties view for the column employee_street. It has several tabbed property pages of information, which you access by clicking one of the tabs. For example, to choose an edit style for a column, you click the Edit tab:

For employee _ data - Form, the sample shows the Layout view at left with the column employee _ street selected. At right is the Edit tab of the Properties view for this column, which has, from top to bottom, a drop down list box for Style Name, a drop down for Style Type with Edit selected, a text box for Format, a drop down for Case, a spin control for Limit that is set to 40, a text box for Accelerator, and check boxes for Auto Selection, Display Only, Show Focus Rectangle, Empty String is NULL, Password, Required, and Auto Horizontal Scroll. The first and last check boxes are selected.

When you want to modify part of a form, select the part and use the Properties view. Click the various tabs to change pages.