Setting form, component, and object properties

In Design Mode, Form, C omponent, and Object property sheets display by default. The sheets can be minimized or changed to floating windows.

To set properties:

  1. In Design Mode, select the form, component, or object for which you want to set a property.
    • To select a form, perform one of these actions:
      • Click in the form background outside any component.
      • In the Object Viewer, double-click Forms, and then double-click the form name.
      • On the Edit menu, select Form Properties.
    • To select a component, perform one of these actions:
      • Click the component in the form.
      • In the Object Viewer, double-click Forms, and then double-click Components. In the components list, click the component name.
      • In the Component property sheet, select the component name in the combo box below the title bar of the property sheet.
    • To select a global object, perform one of these actions:
      • In the Object Viewer, double-click a global object type (such as Component Classes), and then click the object name.
      • On the Edit menu, click a global object type. Select the name of a global object, and then click Edit.
  2. Click the property for which you want to set the value, and perform one of these actions:
    • In the property box, type a value.
    • If the property box contains an down pointer, click the pointer and then select a value in the list.
    • If the property box contains an ellipsis (...) button, click it to display a detailed dialog box or property sheet.
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