Forms

Properties

The main properties of a Form are explained below....

Property Changes...
Name Form Name
Caption Title Bar Text
BackColor Background Colour
ForeColor Colour of any lines drawn during run time
BorderStyle Back style - Opaque or Transparant
MaxButton Whether to display a maximize button
MinButton Whether to display a minimize button
MDIChild Behaves as a MDI Child (window inside another)
Moveable Whether the form can be moved
ShowInTaskbar Whether the form appears in the Win 95 taskbar
StartUpPosition Where the form is displayed initially

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