ActiveX Control Attributes Window

Start of instruction setAccessible Using

  1. Double-click on the ActiveX control; or

  2. if selected: "Control > Attributes" or by selecting 'Attributes...' from the control's context menu or

  3. if selected: ENTER.

Entries

Note:
For context-sensitive help on attribute entries, select the entry so it has the focus, and press F1.

Entry in Attributes Window Represents
Name Handle name of the ActiveX control (may be overwritten with another name).
Control Name of the ActiveX control.
DIL Text DIL-TEXT attribute value (string).
... Dialog box for determining sources of DIL-TEXT attribute values.
Help ID HELP-ID attribute value. You must use the help topic's .h file to map the numerical ID that you enter here to the corresponding help topic ID (created by a markup in the .hlp file).
Context Menu CONTEXT-MENU attribute value. Specifies the context menu (if any) associated with the control.
Drag Mode DRAG-MODE attribute value. Indicates whether the control can act as the source in a drag-drop operation and, if so, which types of drag-drop operation it supports.
Drop Mode DROP-MODE attribute value. Indicates whether the control can act as the target in a drag-drop operation and, if so, which types of drag-drop operation it supports.
Style:  
OK Button STYLE attribute value: if the end user presses ENTER, this button is pushed. This attribute is only available for ActiveX controls that behave like buttons. These ActiveX controls are marked with the style OLEMISC_ACTSLIKEBUTTON in the system registry.
Cancel Button STYLE attribute value: if the end user presses ESC, this button is pushed. This attribute is only available for ActiveX controls that behave like buttons. These ActiveX controls are marked with the style OLEMISC_ACTSLIKEBUTTON in the system registry.
State:  
Visible VISIBLE attribute value.
Enabled ENABLED attribute value.
Rectangle: The following four attributes decide the ActiveX control's x and y axis position, its height and its width on the screen.

X - RECTANGLE-X attribute value.
Y - RECTANGLE-Y attribute value.
W - RECTANGLE-W attribute value.
H - RECTANGLE-H attribute value.

Properties... Displays a dialog box for editing the properties provided with the selected ActiveX control. To enable editing a property, select it from the "Properties" list box.

Only simple properties are displayed in this list box. Other properties (for example parameterized properties) can be configured using the ActiveX control's property pages. See ActiveX Control Property Pages.

The current value of the selected property is displayed in the "Value" field. If the ActiveX control does not allow reading of the current value, the field is captioned "Value (write-only)" and the value is not displayed. The "Value" field appears as a text box or a combo box, depending on the type of property.

There are three ways to edit a property:

  1. If "Value" appears as a text box, type in the value and use the "Apply" button to indicate that you have finished editing.

  2. If "Value" appears as a combo box, you must pull down the combo box and select an entry.

  3. If an additional dialog box is provided to select a value for the property, the "Select..." button is enabled.

    Choose the "Select..." button. In the dialog box that appears, select a value. Return to the "Properties" dialog box. To confirm, choose the "Apply" button.

To reset a property to its initial value, use the "Reset" button.

Note:
The initial value is not displayed as long as the "Properties" dialog box is still open. It is valid, though, after the dialog box has been closed.

If you can edit the value of the property directly, the default value is displayed in the "Value" field. To select a value other than the default value, overwrite it.

For help on the selected property, select the "Help" button. (The help file for the ActiveX control must have been installed).

To confirm the property settings, choose "Close".
About... Dialog box with information on the ActiveX control.
OK Save settings and exit the window.
Cancel Exit the window without saving the settings.
Help Provides online help on the attributes window.