Changing the properties of labels and groupboxes

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Changing the properties of labels and groupboxes

If you right-click on a label or groupbox, you can choose the entry Form object: Properties from the context menu to change the properties of this object via the dialog box.

Tip: Open the dialog box by double-clicking on the groupbox or the label.

The following options are available:

Layout tab

On this tab, you can change the object's position and wrap margins, among other things. For more information, see Object properties, Layout tab.

Format tab

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

Properties tab

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

Form object tab

On this tab, you can make settings for the text that you want the label or group field to display:

Text section

Here, you can enter the text to be displayed.

3D effect

This option is only available for groupboxes. If you enable this option, the groupbox is drawn with a 3D effect.

You can also specify the character format (font, size, color, etc.) for the text.