Properties and Formatting Dialog Box: Format Options

You can use the Format options in the Properties and Formatting dialog box to format the font, alignment, number format, border, and color options of a control. You can set the font color and background fill. You can use gradient colors (a two-color combination) for the background. You can choose whether to display the text field with 3D effects, as either a raised or lowered button, and with a drop shadow, which "floats" the text field above the background.

The name of the Format dialog box changes depending on the object you are formatting. For example, if you select a panel stack and select Control from the Format menu, the Format: Panel dialog box opens. However, when you choose a selector and select Control from the Format menu, the Format: Selector dialog box opens.

To format controls using the Format options in the Properties and Formatting dialog box

1. Edit the document to be formatted.
   • To edit a document in Design Mode, from a folder, right-click the document and select Edit. If the document is open in Presentation Mode, click the menu icon on the right, and select Edit.
   • To edit a document in Editable Mode, from a folder, right-click the document, point to Run as, and select Editable. If the document is open in Design Mode, click the Editable Mode icon .
2. Right-click the control to format and select Properties.
3. On the left, under Format, select one of the following:
   • Color and Lines
   • Font (available for HTML containers, panel stacks including filter panels, selectors, text fields, and transaction tables)
   • Number (available for text fields)
   • Alignment (available for HTML containers, selectors except for Search Box selectors, and text fields)
   • Effects (not available for Search Box selectors or transaction tables)
   • Theme

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