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Form Designer Component Properties

Navigator > Setup > Form Designer > Layout tab > Component Editor > Properties tab

Click ReturnToParent Return to Parent (Shift+Esc) beside the Component Name to go to the component's parent component.

Components also have Events, that can trigger sub-routines. See Form Designer Component Events.

The following properties are common to all Component types in the Form Designer:

Align

Set options to align the component:

  • alNone - The component is not aligned, it is displayed where it is placed.
  • alTop - The component is aligned with the top of the parent container (the form, box or panel).
  • alBottom - The component is aligned with the bottom of the parent container.
  • alLeft - The component is aligned to the left of the parent container.
  • alRight - The component is aligned to the right of the parent container.
  • alClient - The component is aligned to fill the parent container.

AlignWithMargins

When True, you can set the Margins properties to set the spacing relative to the parent container the component is aligned to.

Alignment

For components that have a caption, set the alignment of the caption to taLeftJustify, taRightJustify or taCentre.

Anchors

Click the + button to expand. Set anchors to bind the component's position.

Cursor

The cursor to display when the mouse is hovered over the component.

Enabled

When False, the component is shown in grey and is not available to the user.

Font

For components that have a caption, select the font for the caption. For Memo components, this is the font of the text in the memo.

Height

The component height. If Autosize is True, this will be set automatically. You can also drag the component edges to change the height.

Left

The left position relative to the parent container.

Margins

Click the + button to expand. Set margins for the Bottom, Left, Right and Top. Used when Align With Margins is True, to align the component to the parent container.

Name

The Component name, used to reference the component in the Code.

Tag

A reference number that can be used to refer to the component.

Top

The top position relative to the parent container.

Width

The component width. If Autosize is True, this will be set automatically. You can also drag the component edges to change the width.

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