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Table 17-1 (continued)
Property
Caption
Value
Left and Top
Width and Height
Visible
Name
Picture
What It Is
The text that appears on the control.
The control’s value.
Values that determine the control’s position.
Values that determine the control’s width and height.
If False, the control is hidden.
The control’s name. By default, a control’s name is
based on the control type. You can change the name
to any valid name, but each control’s name must be
unique within the dialog box.
A graphics image to display. The image can be from
a graphics file, or you can select the Picture property
and paste an image that you copied to the Clipboard.
When you select a control, that control’s properties appear in the Properties
window. To change a property, just select it in the Properties window and
make the change. Some properties give you some help. For example, if you
need to change the TextAlign property, the Properties window displays a dropdown
list that contains all valid property values, as shown in Figure 17-3.
Figure 17-3:
Change
some
properties
by selecting
from a
drop-down
list of valid
property
values.