Each object on the form has graphical properties. Not all of the properties apply to all kinds of objects. The following table shows which properties can be changed for each type of object.
Property
Lines
Rectangles
Text
Calculation
List
Pic
Border Colour
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Border Transparency
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fill Colour
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Fill Transparency
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pen Width
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Visibility
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Shadow
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Text Font
Yes
Yes
Yes
Text Size
Yes
Yes
Yes
Text Style
Yes
Yes
Yes
Text Colour
Yes
Yes
Yes
All of these are set using the commands in the Edit>Form menu—the Text style options are set using the Type Style command or the Type Style Toolbar button.
Whenever you set one of these properties (or formats) for an object, the format that you choose becomes the default and will then be used for any new objects that you create. (The default fill and border properties are not applied to new text and calculation objects).
Variations on a line: Use different colours, widths, transparency, shadow, arrows, dashes and end styles to achieve the perfect line.
