Specifies the alignment of text associated with a control. Available at design time and run time.
Syntax
Control.Alignment[ = nAlign]
Settings
nAlign
For a CheckBox or OptionButton control, the settings for the Alignment property are:
| Setting | Description |
| 0 | (Default) Left. Aligns control to the left with text on the right. |
| 1 | (Default for Middle Eastern versions of Windows) Right. Aligns control to the right with text on the left. |
For a ComboBox, EditBox, Header, Label, or Spinner control, the settings for the Alignment property are:
| Setting | Description |
| 0 | (Default) Left. Aligns text flush left. The default for combo boxes, edit boxes, headers, and labels. |
| 1 | (Default for Middle Eastern versions of Windows) Right. Aligns text flush right. The default for spinners. |
| 2 | Center. Aligns the text in the middle with equal spaces to the right and left. |
| 3 | Automatic. Aligns text based on the data type of the control source. |
For a TextBox control, the settings for the Alignment property are:
| Setting | Description |
| 0 | Left. Aligns the text flush left. |
| 1 | Right. Aligns the text flush right. |
| 2 | Center. Aligns the text in the middle with equal spaces to the right and left. |
| 3 | (Default) Automatic. For a TextBox control not contained in a Column, aligns text based on the data type of the control source. Numeric types (numeric, double, float, currency, integer) are right-aligned; controls with other data types are left-aligned. For a TextBox control contained in a column, the Alignment setting for the column determines alignment of text in the text box. |
For a column, the settings for the Alignment property are:
| Setting | Description |
| 0 | Middle Left. Aligns the text flush left and centers it vertically. |
| 1 | Middle Right. Aligns the text flush right and centers it vertically. |
| 2 | Middle Center. Aligns the text in the middle with equal spaces to the right and left and centers it vertically. |
| 3 | (Default) Automatic. Aligns text based on the data type of the control source. Numeric types (numeric, double, float, currency, integer) are right-aligned; controls with other data types are left-aligned. |
| 4 | Top Left. Aligns the text flush left at the top of the column. |
| 5 | Top Right. Aligns the text flush right at the top of the column. |
| 6 | Top Center. Aligns the text in the middle with equal spaces to the right and left, at the top of the column. |
| 7 | Bottom Left. Aligns the text flush left at the bottom of the column. |
| 8 | Bottom Right. Aligns the text flush right at the bottom of the column. |
| 9 | Bottom Center. Aligns the text in the middle with equal spaces to the right and left, at the bottom of the column. |
Remarks
For a ComboBox, the Alignment property applies only when the Style property is set to 0.