Changing the properties of radio buttons

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Changing the properties of radio buttons

To change the properties of a radio button, select it (for example, by right-clicking on it) and choose Form object: Properties in the context menu.

Alternatively: On the contextual ribbon tab Object, click on the group arrowgroup_arrow in the bottom right corner of any command group.

The program displays a dialog box with the following options:

Format tab

On this tab, you can change the size and positioning of the object. For more information, see Object properties, Format tab.

Properties tab

On this tab, you can change some general settings. For more information, see Object properties, Properties tab.

Form object tab

On this tab, you can make settings for the checkbox itself:

Text

Here, you can enter the text that is to be displayed in the radio button.

Value section

Here, you can specify whether or not the radio button should be checked. This corresponds to checking radio button directly in the document.

Result cell

Here, you specify to which cell the result of the radio button should be returned.
As mentioned previously, radio buttons must always be used in groups of at least two. The result cell then displays which of the radio buttons in the group is selected. When the first is selected, 1 is displayed, when the second is selected, 2 is displayed, etc.

Appearance section

Here, you can specify the character format (font, size, color, etc.) for the text.

3D effect

If you enable this option, the radio button is drawn with a 3D effect.