Supplying property values

Each property has its own set of property values that you can use to specify the true and false conditions in the If expression. Usually you specify a number to indicate what you want. For example, if you are working with the Border property, you use the number 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 to specify a border.

Table 10-1 summarizes the properties available. A detailed description of each property follows the table. For a complete list of properties for each control, see the online help.

Valid values of properties are shown in parentheses in the Properties view wherever possible. For example, the drop-down list showing border selections includes the correct number for specifying each border in parentheses after the name of the border (ShadowBox (1), Underline (4)).

**Table 10-1: Properties for controls in the Report painter**
Property	Painter option in Properties view	Description
Background.Color	Background Color on Background page or Font page	Background color of a control
Border	Border on General page	Border of a control
Brush.Color	Brush Color on General page	Color of a graphic control
Brush.Hatch	Brush Hatch on General page	Pattern used to fill a graphic control
Color	Text Color on Font page; Color on General page; Line Color on General page	Color of text for text controls, columns, and computed fields; background color for the report; line color for graphs
Font.Escapement (for rotating controls)	Escapement on Font page	Rotation of a control
Font.Height	Size on Font page	Height of text
Font.Italic	Italic on Font page	Use of italic font for text
Font.Strikethrough	Strikeout on Font page	Use of strikethrough for text
Font.Underline	Underline on Font page	Use of underlining for text
Font.Weight	Bold on Font page	Weight (for example, bold) of text font
Format	Format on Format page	Display format for columns and computed fields
Height	Height on Position page	Height of a control
Pen.Color	Pen Color on General page	Color of a line or the line surrounding a graphic control
Pen.Style	Pen Style on General page	Style of a line or the line surrounding a graphic control
Pen.Width	Pen Width on General page	Width of a line or the line surrounding a graphic control
Pointer	Pointer on Pointer page	Image to be used for the pointer
Protect	Protect on General page	Whether a column can be edited
Timer_Interval	Timer Interval on General page	How often time fields are to be updated
Visible	Visible on General page	Whether a control is visible
Width	Width on Position page	Width of a control
X	X on Position page	X position of a control
X1, X2	X1, X2 on Position page	X coordinates of either end of a line
Y	Y on Position page	Y position of a control relative to the band in which it is located
Y1, Y2	Y1, Y2 on Position page	Y coordinates of either end of a line