Selecting, Moving, and Resizing Form Controls

After creating a form, you may need to adjust the placement or size of the controls on the form. For example, you might want to move a memo field, or make a text box longer.

To select a control

  • Using the pointer, click anywhere on the control.

To select adjacent controls

  1. Choose the select arrow in the Form Controls toolbar.
  2. By dragging the pointer, draw a box around the controls you want to select.

To move a control

  1. Select the control by clicking it.

  2. Drag the control to the new position in the form window.

    -or-

    Select the control and use the arrow keys to reposition it.

To resize a control

  1. Select the control.
  2. Drag one of the sizing handles to increase the length, width, or overall size of the control.

See Also

Addition of Objects to Forms | Adding Controls to a Form with the Component Gallery | Setting Control Properties | Creating a New Form | Creating Forms with Local and Remote Data | Adding Visual FoxPro Controls to a Form | Creating Forms | Adding Controls to a Wizard-Generated Form | Adding User-Defined Objects to a Form | Aligning Controls in Forms | Setting Tab Order for Controls