PasswordChar Property [Outlook 2003 Forms Help]

Specifies whether placeholder characters are displayed instead of the characters actually entered in a TextBox.

Syntax

object.PasswordChar [= String]

The PasswordChar property syntax has these parts:

Part Description
object Required. A valid object.
String Optional. A string expression specifying the placeholder character.

Remarks

You can use the PasswordChar property to protect sensitive information, such as passwords or security codes. The value of PasswordChar is the character (usually an asterisk) that appears in a control instead of the actual characters that the user types. If you don't specify a character, the control displays the characters that the user types.

Applies to | TextBox control