Standard Button Properties

 

A standard button is used to execute a predefined action or a custom event handler. Standard buttons have the same behavior as buttons, except that you can select from a set of standard, predefined icons to use for the buttons.

Appearance

 

Button Type

Determines the predefined icon used to for the button: Edit, Lookup, Clear, Refresh, Help, or Calendar.

HoverText

The text that displays when the user hovers the mouse pointer over the button.

Behavior

 

Action

The action the button performs when clicked. For example, the copybrw action copies data from the Borrower section of the Borrower Summary Form to the Co-Borrower section. See this list of available predefined actions.

Enabled

Sets the initial state of the button as enabled (True) or disabled (False). If set to False, the button is dimmed.

Visible

If set to True, the button is visible. If set to False, the button is not visible.

Control

 

ControlID

Used to identify the control. For example, the first button on the form will be assigned the control ID StandardButton1 while the next button is assigned StandardButton2. You can change the control ID as needed. The ID can contain numerals or letters, but it must begin with a letter.

Layout

 

Position

Controls the relative position (in pixels) of the button on the form. The X value determines left to right, the Y value determines top to bottom position. Click the Position property and type values or expand the row to view the X and Y properties and make your changes.

Size

Controls the width and height of the button (in pixels). Click the Size property and type values or expand the row to view the Width and Height properties and make your changes.