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Introducing the ABL GUI Designer : Reference : GUI Designer dialogs : AppBuilder dialogs : Property Sheet dialogs : Property Sheet for Text
 
Property Sheet for Text
The Property Sheet - Text dialog allows you to modify the text properties.
This dialog includes the following options:
Text
Enter text you want to display for the selected text widget.
ToolTip
Allows you to enter text for tool tip help.
Column
Enter a window column value (in character units) where you want to place the text object upper left or right corner.
This depends upon the position setting. For example, if Left-Align is chosen, the value in Column refers to the text string upper left corner.
Row
Enter a window row value (in character units) where you want to place the text object upper left or right corner.
This depends upon the position setting. For example, if Left-Align is chosen, the value in Row refers to the text string upper left corner.
Width
Enter a value (in character units) to specify the width of the text object.
Height
Enter a value (in character units) to specify the height of the text object.
Left-Align
Select this option to position the text object left edge along the column position specified.
Right-Align
Select this option to position the text object right edge along the column position specified.
Color
Displays the Choose Color dialog which allows you to change text object background and foreground colors.
Font
Displays the Choose Font dialog which allows you to change the text object font.
Translation Attributes
Displays the String Attributes dialog which allows you to enter translation attributes for the selected text widget.
Advanced
Displays the Advanced Properties dialog which allows you to edit advanced properties for the selected text widget.
For more information, see Property Sheet dialogs