Setting Common Control Properties

Before you get into the detailed descriptions of individual controls and how to use them, the Size and Advanced tabs of the ControlType Properties dialog box deserve explanation. You used a few of the Size tab’s features in earlier chapters, but this will be your first introduction to the Advanced tab.

Changing the Size of Controls

The Size tab’s layout is identical for all controls, but some elements are disabled for specific control types. Figure 6-3 shows the Text Box Properties dialog box Size tab with InfoPath’s default settings.

Figure 6-3. The Size tab of the Text Box Properties dialog box displays default values for the IPControls form’s text box control

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