Components have several properties. For a complete list of the properties supported by each component type, see the documentation for that component type in the Component Type reference section, which begins on See Component Types . Some properties common to many component types are:
visible
You can turn off this property to make a component invisible--it won't appear on-screen, nor will its children, the components it contains. Turn the property back on to make the component visible again.
enabled
By turning off this property, you can cause a component to appear
grayed-out and to ignore user input. Also, its children will be grayed out and will ignore user input. Turn the property back on to enable the component to receive user input again.
name
The name by which BASIC code may refer to the component. The name should be a proper BASIC name.
caption
The component's caption is text that appears on the component when it appears on-screen, text by which the user may identify the component. The captions of OK and Cancel buttons are "OK" and "Cancel."
Depending on the type of the component you've selected, the properties box will contain different sets of properties. After all, different types of components have different properties.
To change a component's starting properties take the following steps:
The top-left corner of the Properties box contains a button which you may press to close the Properties box, ridding your screen of clutter.
If you select a different component while the Properties box is showing, after a few seconds, the Properties box will show you the properties of that component--and allow you to change the properties of that component.
Components which don't have children won't allow you access to the Children area of the Properties box. The Specific area of the Properties box contains properties special to that component's type.