Defining a control’s properties
Just like the window object, each control has properties that
determine how the control looks and behaves at runtime (the control’s
style).
You define a control’s properties by using the Properties view for
the control. The properties and values displayed in the Properties view
change dynamically when you change the selected object or control. To
see this, click the window background to display the window properties
in the Properties view and then click a control in the window to display
the control’s properties in the Properties view.
To define a control’s properties:
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Select the control.
The selected control’s properties display in the Properties
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Use the tab pages in the Properties view to change the
control’s properties.
About tab pages in the Properties
view
The Properties view presents information in a consistent
arrangement of tabbed property pages. You select items on the individual
property pages to change the control’s definition.
All controls have a General property page, which contains much of
the style information (such as the visibility of the control, whether it
is enabled, and so on) about the control. The General property page is
always the first page.
Getting Help on properties
You can get Help when you are defining properties. In any tab page
in the Properties view, right-click on the background and select Help
from the pop-up menu. The Help displays information about the control
with a link to an alphabetical list of properties for the
control.