### Filter Control Properties dialog

This dialog appears when you right-click a filter control and select Properties from the shortcut menu. It helps you to edit the properties of the filter control and contains the following tabs:

- General tab
- Font tab
- Border tab
- Title tab

OK

Applies the settings and closes this dialog.

Cancel

Cancels the settings and closes this dialog.

Displays the help document about this feature.

Ignores the setting and closes this dialog.

#### General tab

This tab shows some general information of the filter control. See the tab.

Name

Specifies the name of the filter control.

Show NLS Value

Specifies to show the translated name of the display name of the filter control in the Name text box if you have enabled the NLS feature and translated it.

If checked, this option takes effect only when the display name of the filter control is not modified.

Format

Specifies the field value format in the filter control.

Filter On

Displays the fields that the filter control is based on. You can click the button to open the Select Field dialog to select other fields.

Width

Specifies the width of the filter control.

Height

Specifies the height of the filter control.

Background

Specifies the background color of the filter control.

To change the color, click the color indicator to select a color, or click More Colors in the color indicator to access the Color Picker dialog in which you can select a color within a wider range or input a color string in the format #RRGGBB. If you want to make the background transparent, input Transparent in the text box.

Foreground

Specifies the foreground color of the filter control.

To change the color, click the color indicator to select a color, or click More Colors in the color indicator to access the Color Picker dialog in which you can select a color within a wider range or input a color string in the format #RRGGBB.

Show Title

Specifies whether to show the title of the filter control.

#### Font tab

This tab shows the font-related information of the text in the filter control. See the tab.

Font

Specifies the font face of the text.

Size

Specifies the font size of the text.

Bold

Specifies whether to make the text bold or not.

Underline

Specifies whether the text will be underlined or not.

Italic

Specifies whether to make the text italic or not.

#### Border tab

This tab shows information about borders of the filter control. See the tab.

Color

Specifies the border color.

Width

Specifies the border width.

Top Line

Specifies the style of the top border line.

Bottom Line

Specifies the style of the bottom border line.

Left Line

Specifies the style of the left border line.

Right Line

Specifies the style of the right border line.

#### Title tab

This tab shows information about the title of the filter control. It is available when the Show Title option is selected in the General tab of the same dialog. See the tab.

Text

Specifies the text of the title.

- Auto Map Field Name
  Specifies whether to use the field name as the title. If selected, the Text box above is disabled for inputting.

Background

Specifies the background color of the title.

To change the color, click the color indicator to select a color, or click More Colors in the color indicator to access the Color Picker dialog in which you can select a color within a wider range or input a color string in the format #RRGGBB. If you want to make the background transparent, input Transparent in the text box.

Foreground

Specifies the foreground color of the title.

To change the color, click the color indicator to select a color, or click More Colors in the color indicator to access the Color Picker dialog in which you can select a color within a wider range or input a color string in the format #RRGGBB.

Font

Specifies the font face of the text.

Size

Specifies the font size of the text.

Horizontal Alignment

Specifies the horizontal alignment mode of the text.

Bold

Specifies whether to make the text bold or not.

Underline

Specifies whether the text will be underlined or not.

Italic

Specifies whether to make the text italic or not.