Region Properties

Use the Properties page to edit the attributes for the Region container.

Property Description Valid children
Number of Columns The number of columns in a region. You can have 1 – 3 columns in the region. The default is 2 columns.
  • Image
  • Label
  • Edit Box
  • Choice
  • Hyperlink
  • Checkbox
  • Spacer
  • Button
  • Separator
Assign Percentages The width of each column in the region, in percentages. The defaults are:
  • 1 Column – 100%.
  • 2 Columns – 35% for the first column, 65% for the second column.
  • 3 Columns – 33% for the first column, 34% for the second column, and 33% for the third column.
Span Choose:
  • Horizontal – enter the number of columns the widget will occupy. The number must be greater than zero, and less than or equal to the number of columns in the screen display.
  • Vertical – enter the number of rows the widget will occupy.
Show Border Select to display a border around the region. The foreground color of the style is used for the border color.
Style Select the style to use for the region. Controls inside the region inherit the region style for the parts of the style not set on the controls. For example, if you define green as the background color for the region, the region's background is set to green, and each control in the region will also have a green background.