The Appearance page of the TextBox smart panel allows you to control the Border and Background for the textbox.
Border
- Style: Select a style for the border.
- Width: Enter a value in points to set the width of the border.
- Color: Select a color to use for the border, or select the <Expression...> option to open the Expression Editor and create an expression that evaluates to a .NET color.
Background
- Color: Select a color to use for the background of the textbox.
- Image: Enter an image to use for the background of the textbox.
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Note: You can select the <Expression...> option in many of these properties to create an expression to determine the value. For properties with enumerated values, the values are listed under Constants in the Fields tree view on the left side of the Expression Editor. |
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Note: The Background Color and Background Image properties allow you to choose the <Data Visualizer...> option as well to launch the dialog that will let you build a data visualization expression. |
