Properties window

Lists the design-time properties for selected objects and their current settings. You can change these properties at design time. When you select multiple controls, the Properties window contains a list of the properties common to all the selected controls.

Window elements

Element	Description
Object box	Lists the currently selected object. Only objects from the active form are visible. If you select multiple objects, the properties common to the objects and their settings, based on the first object selected, appear on the Properties List tabs.
Properties List tabs	Alphabetic tab: Alphabetically lists all properties for the selected object that can be changed at design time, as well as their current settings. You can change the property setting by selecting the property name and typing or selecting the new setting. Categorized tab: Lists all properties for the selected object by category. For example, BackColor, Caption, and ForeColor are in the Appearance category. You can collapse the list so that you see the categories, or you can expand a category to see the properties. When you expand or collapse the list, you see a plus (+) icon or minus (-) icon to the left of the category name.

Keyboard shortcuts

Use these key combinations when the Property list has the focus in the Properties window.

Press	To
PAGE DOWN	Move down through the Property list.
PAGE UP	Move up through the Property list.
DOWN ARROW	Move down through the Property list, one property at a time.
UP ARROW	Move up through the Property list, one property at a time.
RIGHT ARROW	Move down through the Property list, one property at a time.
LEFT ARROW	Move up through the Property list, one property at a time.
END	Move to the last property in the list.
HOME	Move to the first property in the list.
TAB	Move the insertion point among the property, properties settings box, and the Object box.
CTRL+SHIFT+ALPHA	Move to the next property in the list that begins with the alpha character.
Double-Click	Cycle through settings of enumerated properties, or switch focus to the settings box for other property types.
ALT+F6	Switch between the last two active windows.

Use these key combinations when the settings box for a property has the focus in the Properties window.

Press	To
CTRL+Z	Undo the last editing action in the current line.
CTRL+C	Copy the selected text to the Clipboard.
CTRL+X	Cut the selected text to the Clipboard.
DEL or DELETE	Delete the selected text without placing it on the Clipboard.
CTRL+V	Paste the Clipboard contents at the insertion point.
SHIFT+TAB	Switch focus between the Object box and the active Properties tab.
TAB	Move the focus among the Object box, the active Properties tab, a property, and the property value.
ESC	Cancel the property change.
CTRL +SHIFT+ALPHA	Move to the next property that begins with the alpha character in the list.

Use these key combinations when a property has enumerated values, and its settings box has the focus in the Properties window.

Press	To
ALT+DOWN ARROW	Open the settings box list.
ALT+UP ARROW	Close the settings box list.

Use these key combinations when you set the BackColor, ForeColor, FillColor, or BorderColor properties, and the settings box has the focus in the Properties window.

Press	To
ALT+DOWN ARROW	Display the Color palette.
ALT+UP ARROW	Close the Color palette.

Use these key combinations when you set the Icon or Picture properties, and the settings box has the focus in the Properties window.

Press	To
ALT+DOWN ARROW	Display the Load Icon or Load Picture dialog box.
ALT+UP ARROW	Display the Load Icon or Load Picture dialog box.

See also

• Use the Properties window
• Property object
• Window elements

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