The Checkbox control is used to allow the user to select a response to a true or false question.
The standard Checkbox has the following properties:
General
- Name: The name of the control
- Text: Used to set the text on the control
- Bind to Database Field: Used to map the control to a database field
- Enabled (checkbox): Specifies whether the control is initially enabled or not
- Visible (checkbox): Specifies whether the control is initially visible or not
- Required (checkbox): Makes the control required so the user has to make an input
- Tab stop (checkbox): It must be enabled in order for the control to be included in the tabbing sequence
- Tab Order: Sets the tab order for the control
- Comment: Allows you to add details of the control use, which will be output to any documentation produced
- OnAction: Allows you to define a function to run when the control's Events are triggered. Click Clear to remove this function.
Appearance
- Style: Allows you to select a style defined in the Style Editor
- Font: Allows you to define the font used for the text
- Tooltip: The text to be displayed when you hover the mouse over the control
- Background Colour: The background colour of the control
- Foreground Colour: The text colour
- Is right-to-left: Inverts the writing direction allowing you to type from the right to the left.
Checkbox
- Alignment (drop-down list): Whether the checkbox will be aligned to the Left, Center or Right of the control area
- Checked value: The value the control will be set to if it is checked
- Unchecked value: The value the control will be set to if it is not checked
- Checked (checkbox): Allows you to define the initial state of the checkbox