Common Form and Report Control Properties
| Property | Tab | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Caption * |
Format |
Displays a descriptive caption for a form or text label. |
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Format * |
Format |
Customizes the way numbers, dates, times, and text are displayed and printed. |
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Decimal Places * |
Format |
Determines the number of decimal places displayed. |
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Visible * |
Format |
Shows or hides a control. Useful if you want to use information on the form without it being visible. For example, you could use the value in a hidden control as the criteria for a query. |
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Display When |
Format |
Determines whether a section or control always appears or only appears when it is displayed on screen or printed. |
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Scroll Bars |
Format |
Determines whether scroll bars appear in the control. |
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Left * |
Format |
Determines the horizontal position of the control. |
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Top * |
Format |
Determines the vertical position of the control. |
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Width * |
Format |
Determines the width of a control. |
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Height * |
Format |
Determines the height of a control. |
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Back Style |
Format |
Determines whether a control is transparent or not. |
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Back Color |
Format |
Determines the color of a control. Click the |
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Special Effect |
Format |
Applies a 3-D effect to a control. |
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Border Style |
Format |
Determines the line style of a control's borderselect from transparent lines, solid lines, dashed lines, etc. |
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Border Color |
Format |
Determines the color of a control's border. Click the |
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Border Width |
Format |
Determines the width of a control's border (in points). |
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Fore Color |
Format |
Determines the color of text in a control or the fill color of an object. Click the |
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Font Name |
Format |
Determines the font used in a control (such as Arial or Times New Roman). |
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Font Weight |
Format |
Determines the thickness (boldface) of text in a control. |
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Font Italic |
Format |
Determines whether the text in a control appears in italics. |
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Font Underline |
Format |
Determines whether the text in a control is underlined. |
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Text Align |
Format |
Determines how text should be aligned in a control. |
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Control Source * |
Data |
Determines the data that appears in the control. |
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Input Mask * |
Data |
Limits the amount and type of information that can be entered in a field, such as (___) ___ _-_____ _ for a phone number. Click the |
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Default Value * |
Data |
Specifies a value that is automatically entered in this field for new records. |
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Validation Rule * |
Data |
Allows you to enter an expression that is evaluated when data in the field is added or changed. |
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Validation Text * |
Data |
Allows you to enter a message that is displayed when data doesn't meet the Validation Rule property. |
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Locked * |
Data |
Determines whether changes can be made to a field's data. |
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Event Tab |
Event |
Allows you to assign a macro or Visual Basic procedure to a specific event, such as when you click or update a control. |
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Name * |
Other |
Specifies the name of the control that identifies it in expressions, macros, and Visual Basic procedures. |
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Status Bar Text |
Other |
Specifies a message to display in the Status bar when the control is selected. |
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Enter Key Behavior |
Other |
Determines if pressing the Enter key adds a new line of text in a control or if it moves to the next field. |
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Allow AutoCorrect |
Other |
Determines if AutoCorrect (i.e., "teh" » "the") is used in a control. |
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AutoTab |
Other |
Used with the Input Mask property. Determines whether an automatic tab to the next field occurs when the last character permitted by a text box control's input mask is entered. |
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Tab Stop |
Other |
Determines whether users are able to tab to the control. |
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Tab Index |
Other |
Determines the tab order. |
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Shortcut Menu Bar |
Other |
Specifies a user-created shortcut menu that appears when the control is right-clicked. |
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ControlTip Message |
Other |
Specifies a brief message that appears when a user points at the control for a couple of seconds. |
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Help Context Id |
Other |
Specifies an identifier number for a user-created Help file that appears when the user selects the control and presses F1. |
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Tag |
Other |
Specifies extra, user-defined information that is stored in the object. |
button to select a color from a palette.