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Check boxes
Specifies the shape of the marker that appears inside the check box when the user selects it: Check
Check Box Style
(the default), Circle, Cross, Diamond, Square, or Star. This property does not alter the shape of the check box itself.
Note: The size of the marker inside the check box is determined by the size of the font you specify in the Appearance tab.
Specifies a value to represent the item if the data will be exported. If left blank, the entry for Name in
Export Value
the General tab is used as the export value.
Check Box Is Checked By Default
Combo box and list box
For either combo boxes or list boxes, you use the Options tab to create a list of items from which the user selects.
Although most of the properties on this tab are common to both these types of form fields, a few are exclusive to one
type or the other.
Accepts the text that you type for options that you want to appear in the menu for the field.
Item
Moves the current entry in Item to the Item List.
Add
Where you type in a value to represent the item if the data will be exported. If left blank, the entry for
Export Value
Name in the General tab is used as the export value.
Displays the choices that will be available in the list.
Item List
Note: The highlighted item in the Item List box appears as the default selected item in the combo box field. To change
the default item, highlight another item from the list.
Change the order in which the items are listed in the combo-box list. These buttons are not
Up and down arrows
available if Sort Items is selected.
Note: The highlighted item in the Item List box appears as the default selected item in the combo box field. To change
the default item, highlight another item from the list.
Removes the selected item from the list.
Delete
Arranges the listed items numerically and alphabetically. A numerical sort (if applicable) is performed
Sort Items
before an alphabetical sort.
Allow User To Enter Custom Text
(Combo boxes only) Checks the spelling of user-entered text. This option is available only if Allow
Check Spelling
User To Enter Custom Text is selected.
(List boxes only) Enables users to choose more than one item in the list.
Multiple Selection
Commit Selected Value Immediately
value is saved only when the user tabs out of the current field or clicks another form field. For list boxes only, this
option is not available if Multiple Selection is selected.
Radio buttons
Specifies the shape of the marker that appears inside the button when the user selects it: Check, Circle
Button Style
(the default), Cross, Diamond, Square, or Star. This property does not alter the shape of the radio button itself.
Identifies the radio button and differentiates it from other radio buttons that share the same Name
Export Value
value.
Button Is Checked By Default
Shows the check box selected unless the user deselects it.
(Combo boxes only) Enables users to enter a value other than the ones in the list.
Saves the value as soon as the user selects it. If this option is not selected, the
Sets the selection state of the button when the user first opens the form.
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