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Microsoft Forms Visual Basic Reference

Microsoft Forms Object Model

Table of contents

• Microsoft Forms Object Model Overview
• Microsoft Forms Design Reference
  • The Microsoft Forms Toolbox
    • What is the Toolbox?
    • Display or hide the Toolbox
    • Change the size of the Toolbox
    • Add a control to the Toolbox
    • Add a customized control to the Toolbox
    • Add a control to a form
    • Delete an item from the Toolbox
    • Customize a Toolbox icon
    • Customize a ToolTip in the Toolbox
    • Set the ToolTip for a Toolbox page
    • Change the name of a Toolbox page
    • Change the order of Toolbox pages
    • Create a new Toolbox page
    • Delete a Toolbox page
    • Import or export a Toolbox page
    • Move an item to another Toolbox page
    • Creating forms and dialog boxes with right-to-left extensions
  • Control Tips and ToolTips
    • What is a control tip?
    • Assign a control tip to a control
    • Assign a control tip to a Page or Tab
    • What is a ToolTip?
    • Show or hide ToolTips
    • Set the ToolTip for a Toolbox page
    • Customize a ToolTip in the Toolbox
  • Shortcut Menus
    • What is a shortcut menu?
    • Display the shortcut menu for a MultiPage or Page
    • Display the shortcut menu for a TabStrip or Tab
    • Display a group's shortcut menu
    • Undo and Redo in Microsoft Forms
  • Pictures and Captions
    • Assign a bitmap to a control
    • Ways to align a picture on a control
    • Delete a bitmap from a control
    • Things you can do with a picture on an Image control
    • Tips on setting the dominant control
    • Transparency in Microsoft Forms
    • Create a transparent control
    • What is a caption?
    • Assign a caption
  • MultiPage and TabStrip Controls
    • What is a MultiPage?
    • What is a TabStrip?
    • Should I use a MultiPage or a TabStrip?
    • Display the shortcut menu for a MultiPage or Page
    • Display the shortcut menu for a TabStrip or Tab
    • Assign an accelerator key for a Page or Tab
    • Assign a control tip to a Page or Tab
    • Change the order of pages in a MultiPage or TabStrip
  • List Boxes, Text Boxes, and Combo Boxes
    • Tips on using text boxes
    • ListBox styles
    • Create a standard list box
    • Create a list box with option buttons or check boxes
    • Ways to put data in a ListBox or ComboBox
    • Things you can do with a multicolumn ListBox or ComboBox
    • Add items to a list using the List or Column property
    • Ways to match entries in a list
  • Aligning, Arranging, and Sizing in Microsoft Forms
    • Add a control to a form
    • Use z-order to layer controls
    • Active controls and selected controls
    • Change the size of the form
    • Change the location of the form
    • Show or hide the grid
    • Select a grid size
    • Size to grid
    • Size to fit
    • Size all the controls in a group
    • Make controls the same size
    • Tips on selecting multiple controls
    • Tips on setting the dominant control
    • Align controls
    • Align text in a control
    • Center controls in a form
    • Adjust horizontal and vertical spacing between controls
    • Arrange buttons
    • Undo and Redo in Microsoft Forms
  • Groups in Microsoft Forms
    • Active controls and selected controls
    • Tips on selecting multiple controls
    • Tips on setting the dominant control
    • Ways to create an option group
    • Create an option group using the GroupName property
    • Things you can do with control groups
    • Create a control group
    • Size all the controls in a group
    • Break up a control group
    • Display a group's shortcut menu
    • Select a control within a group
  • Custom Help Files
    • Custom Help files
    • Assign a custom Help topic to a control
• Microsoft Forms Developer Tips
  • Tips for Developing Applications
    • Object model for Microsoft Forms
    • ByVal References in Microsoft Forms
    • What is the difference between the DataObject and the Clipboard?
    • Ways to change the appearance of a control
    • Use z-order to layer controls
    • Undo and Redo in Microsoft Forms
  • Helpful Features You Can Add to Your Application
    • Ways to protect sensitive information
    • Make a control that automatically adjusts to the size of its data
    • Custom Help files
    • Assign a custom Help topic to a control
  • Controlling Navigation in Your Application
    • Assign an accelerator key
    • Set the tab order using the Tab Order dialog box
    • Set the tab order using the TabIndex property
• Microsoft Forms Object Model Reference
  • Events
    • AddControl Event
    • AfterUpdate Event
    • BeforeDragOver Event
    • BeforeDropOrPaste Event
    • BeforeUpdate Event
    • Change Event
    • Click Event
    • DblClick Event
    • DropButtonClick Event
    • Enter, Exit Events
    • Error Event
    • KeyDown, KeyUp Events
    • KeyPress Event
    • Layout Event
    • MouseDown, MouseUp Events
    • MouseMove Event
    • RemoveControl Event
    • Scroll Event
    • SpinDown, SpinUp Events
    • Zoom Event
  • Methods
    • A - O
      • Add Method
      • AddItem Method
      • Clear Method
      • Copy Method
      • Cut Method
      • DropDown Method
      • GetFormat Method
      • GetFromClipboard Method
      • GetText Method
      • Item Method
      • Move Method
    • P - Z
      • Paste Method
      • PutInClipboard Method
      • RedoAction Method
      • Remove Method
      • RemoveItem Method
      • Repaint Method
      • Scroll Method
      • SetDefaultTabOrder Method
      • SetFocus Method
      • SetText Method
      • StartDrag Method
      • UndoAction Method
      • ZOrder Method
  • Objects, Collections, and Controls
    • A - N
      • CheckBox Control
      • ComboBox Control
      • CommandButton Control
      • Controls Collection
      • DataObject Object
      • Frame Control
      • Font Object
      • Image Control
      • Label Control
      • ListBox Control
      • MultiPage Control
    • O - Z
      • OptionButton Control
      • Page Object
      • Pages Collection
      • ScrollBar Control
      • SpinButton Control
      • Tab Object
      • Tabs Collection
      • TabStrip Control
      • TextBox Control
      • ToggleButton Control
      • UserForm Window
  • Properties
    • A - B
      • Accelerator Property
      • ActiveControl Property
      • Alignment Property
      • AutoSize Property
      • AutoTab Property
      • AutoWordSelect Property
      • BackColor Property
      • BackStyle Property
      • Bold Property
      • BorderColor Property
      • BorderStyle Property
      • BoundColumn Property
      • BoundValue Property
    • C
      • Cancel Property
      • CanPaste Property
      • CanRedo Property
      • CanUndo Property
      • Caption Property
      • ClientHeight, ClientLeft, ClientTop, ClientWidth Properties
      • Column Property
      • ColumnCount Property
      • ColumnHeads Property
      • ColumnWidths Property
      • ControlSource Property
      • ControlTipText Property
      • Count Property
      • CurLine Property
      • CurTargetX Property
      • CurX Property
      • Cycle Property
    • D - G
      • Default Property
      • Delay Property
      • DragBehavior Property
      • DrawBuffer Property
      • DropButtonStyle Property
      • Enabled Property
      • EnterFieldBehavior Property
      • EnterKeyBehavior Property
      • ForeColor Property
      • GroupName Property
    • H - K
      • Height Property
      • HelpContextID Property
      • HideSelection Property
      • IMEMode Property
      • Index Property
      • InsideHeight, InsideWidth Properties
      • Italic Property
      • IntegralHeight Property
      • KeepScrollBarsVisible Property
    • L
      • LargeChange Property
      • LayoutEffect Property
      • Left Property
      • LineCount Property
      • List Property
      • ListCount Property
      • ListIndex Property
      • ListRows Property
      • ListStyle Property
      • ListWidth Property
      • Locked Property
    • M
      • MatchEntry Property
      • MatchFound Property
      • MatchRequired Property
      • Max, Min Properties
      • MaxLength Property
      • MouseIcon Property
      • MousePointer Property
      • MultiLine Property
      • MultiRow Property
      • MultiSelect Property
    • N - R
      • Name Property
      • Object Property
      • OldHeight, OldWidth Properties
      • OldLeft, OldTop Properties
      • Orientation Property
      • Parent Property
      • PasswordChar Property
      • Picture Property
      • PictureAlignment Property
      • PicturePosition Property
      • PictureSizeMode Property
      • PictureTiling Property
      • ProportionalThumb Property
      • RightToLeft Property
      • RowSource Property
    • S
      • ScrollBars Property
      • ScrollHeight, ScrollWidth Properties
      • ScrollLeft, ScrollTop Properties
      • Selected Property
      • SelectedItem Property
      • SelectionMargin Property
      • SelLength Property
      • SelStart Property
      • SelText Property
      • ShowDropButtonWhen Property
      • Size Property
      • SmallChange Property
      • SpecialEffect Property
      • StrikeThrough Property
      • Style Property
    • T
      • TabFixedHeight, TabFixedWidth Properties
      • TabIndex Property
      • TabKeyBehavior Property
      • TabOrientation Property
      • TabStop Property
      • Tag Property
      • TakeFocusOnClick Property
      • Text Property
      • TextAlign Property
      • TextColumn Property
      • TextLength Property
      • Top Property
      • TopIndex Property
      • TransitionEffect Property
      • TransitionPeriod Property
      • TripleState Property
    • U - Z
      • Underline Property
      • Value Property
      • VerticalScrollbarSide Property
      • Visible Property
      • Width Property
      • WordWrap Property
      • Weight Property
      • Zoom Property

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