Question/Topic: Simple Text Field
Simple Text Field
Simple Text fields accept text in one line. Characters typed in can be alphanumeric (letters of alphabet and numbers); they also accept 'special characters' like: quotes, exclamation marks, percent signs, asterisks, etc.
How to use
Use Simple Text for storing unique type of information like Names, Titles, IDs, ...
Functions (Popup Menu):
- Insert Current Date: inserts current date.
- Insert Current Time: inserts current time.
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- Undo: undoes the last changes;
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- Cut: deletes the selected text and copies it to the Clipboard;
- Copy: copies the selected text to the Clipboard;
- Paste: pastes text from the Clipboard;
- Clear: clears the content;
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- Select All: selects entire text;
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- Font: allows you to select the font for all single-line edit controls;
- Color: allows you to select the text and background color for all single-line edit controls except numeric fields;
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- Locked: When Locked is set the text cannot be changed and it is hidden (* characters are displayed).
- Set Lock Password: When you set a Password you cannot Lock/Unlock the edit control unless you enter the correct password;
- Set Entry Mask: In some cases it makes data entry easier. For example (ZIP_CODE field could have the mask), you could set the entry mask to 00000\-9999. You will be able to enter only 5 digits then "-" will be inserted automatically followed by 4 digits (but does not require it).
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- Spell Check: starts Spell Checker;
- Thesaurus: starts Thesaurus;
- Edit in MS Word: starts MS Word with the contents of the field;
Note: Spell Check, Thesaurus, Edit in MS Word functions require MS Word 97 or higher to be installed.
Example:
Data Page from Address Organizer Deluxe.