How change a forms Properties

 

Some basic form properties are user configurable on a per form basis. These properties include the following;

 

Show Tips : This activates and deactivates the information Tip windows that appear when you move the mouse pointer over a field or button.

 

Save Form Position : This causes a new form of the same type to be placed upon the screen at same location that the last one was closed.

 

Show Dates with Century Designation : This causes date fields to be displayed as MM/DD/CCYY. Where MM=Month, DD=Day, CC=Century and YY=Year.

 

Century Rollover : This value determines at point in a millennium the century value should roll to the next or previous value.

 

Form Background Color : This option activates a color picker dialog, which lets you select the background color to be used for that specific form type.

 

To activate the properties dialog form, place the mouse pointer over an empty portion of the form ( a location with no page tabs, fields or buttons ) and click the right mouse button.