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olkTextBox Object Members

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A control that supports a single or multiple-line data entry.

Methods

  Name Description
Bb176716.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Clear Removes the text in the text box.
Bb176716.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Copy Copies the contents of the control to the clipboard.
Bb176716.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Cut Removes the contents of the control and copies the contents to the clipboard.
Bb176716.methods(en-us,office.12).gif Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard in the control.

Properties

  Name Description
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoSize Returns or sets a Boolean that automatically sizes the control to display the entire contents. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoTab Returns or sets a Boolean that specifies if a tab is inserted automatically when the control has been filled to the maximum length specified. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif AutoWordSelect Returns or sets a Boolean that specifies whether a word or a character is the basic unit used to extend a selection. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif BackColor Returns or sets a Long that indicates the background color of the control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif BorderStyle Returns or gets an OlBorderStyle constant that defines the style of the border around the control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif DragBehavior Returns or sets an OlDragBehavior Enumeration constant that indicates whether the system enables the drag-and-drop feature for this control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Enabled Returns or gets a Boolean that indicates if the control is allowed to function. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif EnterFieldBehavior Returns or sets an olEnterFieldBehavior constant that specifies the selection behavior when entering the control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif EnterKeyBehavior Returns or gets a Boolean that defines the way the ENTER key behaves in the control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Font Returns the font used to render the text inside the control. Read-only.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif ForeColor Returns or sets a Long that indicates the foreground color of the control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif HideSelection Returns or sets a Boolean that specifies if a selection is displayed or hidden for the control when the control loses focus. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif IntegralHeight Returns or sets a Boolean that specifies whether this control displays full lines of text. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Locked Returns or sets a Boolean that specifies whether or not the control is locked from being changed. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MaxLength Returns or sets a Long that specifies the maximum number of characters for the Value of this control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MouseIcon Returns or sets a custom picture to the mouse cursor for this control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif MousePointer Returns or sets an OlMousePointer constant that specifies the type of pointer displayed when the user positions the mouse over the control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Multiline Returns or sets a Boolean that specifies whether a control can accept and display multiple lines of text. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif PasswordChar Returns or sets a String that specifies a placeholder character that is to be displayed repetitively as a string instead of the actual characters entered in the text box. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Scrollbars Returns or sets an olScrollBars constant that specifies whether the control has a vertical scroll bar, horizontal scroll bar, or both. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SelectionMargin Returns or sets a Boolean that specifies whether the user can select a line of text by clicking in the region to the left of the text. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SelLength Returns or sets a Long that specifies the number of characters in the current selection. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SelStart Returns or sets a Long that specifies either the starting point of the selected text or the insertion point if no text has been selected. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif SelText Returns a String that represents the currently selected portion of the value of the text box. Read-only.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif TabKeyBehavior Returns or sets a Boolean that specifies how the control responds to the TAB key. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Text Returns or sets a String that is the text displayed in the control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif TextAlign Returns or sets an OlTextAlign constant that specifies how text is aligned in the control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif Value Returns or sets a Variant that represents the content of the control. Read/write.
Bb176716.properties(en-us,office.12).gif WordWrap Returns or sets a Boolean that specifies whether the contents of a control automatically wrap at the end of a line. Read/write.

Events

  Name Description
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif AfterUpdate Occurs after the data in the control has been changed through the user interface.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif BeforeUpdate Occurs when the data in the control is changed through the user interface and is about to be saved to the item.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif Change Occurs when the Value property changes.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif Click Occurs when the user clicks inside the control.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif DoubleClick Occurs when the user double-clicks inside the control.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif Enter Occurs when the control receives focus, immediately after the previous control's Exit event.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif Exit Occurs just after the focus passes from this control to another control on the same form.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif KeyDown Occurs when a user presses a key.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif KeyPress Occurs when the user presses an ANSI key.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif KeyUp Occurs when the user releases a key.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif MouseDown Occurs when the user presses a mouse button on the control.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif MouseMove Occurs after a mouse movement has been registered over the control.
Bb176716.events(en-us,office.12).gif MouseUp Occurs after the user releases a mouse button that has been pressed on the control.