The following list identifies the properties you can set for a text box control. Those properties that apply only when the control is on a form are followed by (forms) for "Forms Only."
Click any name below to display additional information about that property, such as other restrictions concerning when the property is available, and whether you can set it in the property sheet, in a macro, or by using Visual Basic.
A–N
| AddColon | FilterLookup |
| AfterUpdate (forms) | FontBold |
| AllowAutoCorrect | FontItalic |
| AutoLabel | FontName |
| AutoTab (forms) | FontSize |
| BackColor | FontUnderline |
| BackStyle | FontWeight |
| BeforeUpdate (forms) | ForeColor |
| BorderColor | Format |
| BorderStyle | Height |
| BorderWidth | HelpContextID (forms) |
| BottomMargin | InputMask |
| CanGrow | InSelection (forms) |
| CanShrink | IsHyperlink |
| ControlSource | LabelAlign |
| ControlTipText (forms) | LabelX |
| ControlType | LabelY |
| DecimalPlaces | Left |
| DefaultValue (forms) | LeftMargin |
| DisplayWhen (forms) | LineSpacing |
| Enabled (forms) | Locked (forms) |
| EnterKeyBehavior (forms) | Name |
O–P
| OnChange (forms) | ShortcutMenuBar |
| OnClick (forms) | SpecialEffect |
| OnDblClick (forms) | StatusBarText (forms) |
| OnEnter (forms) | TabIndex (forms) |
| OnExit (forms) | TabStop (forms) |
| OnGotFocus (forms) | Tag |
| OnKeyDown (forms) | TextAlign |
| OnKeyPress (forms) | Top |
| OnKeyUp (forms) | TopMargin |
| OnLostFocus (forms) | ValidationRule (forms) |
| OnMouseDown (forms) | ValidationText (forms) |
| OnMouseMove (forms) | Vertical |
| OnMouseUp (forms) | Visible |
| RightMargin | Width |
| ScrollBars (forms) |