Picture
The Styles page for a picture control specifies the image to display and how to display it. The following table describes the properties for a picture control.
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Property
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Description
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Image file
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The graphic file to use as the image. You can click the browse button to open the Open window, where you can navigate to and select the graphic file.
Supported file types are:
• Bitmap Files (*.bmp, *.dib)
• Exif Files (*.exif)
• GIF Files (*.gif)
• JPEG Files (*.jpg)
• PNG Files (*.png)
• TIFF Files (*.tif)
• Windows Metafiles (*.wmf, *.emf)
Once a graphic file is selected, the image is shown in the preview area in the lower right corner of the Styles page.
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Link to file
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When selected, the graphic file is linked rather than embedded in the picture control. If the file is linked, you can change the image file without changing the above field.
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Border
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When selected, a thin border is to surround the picture.
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Modal frame
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When selected, a three-dimensional frame is to surround the picture.
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Static
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When selected, the border surrounding the picture is static.
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Sunken
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When selected, the border surrounding the picture has a sunken edge.
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Transparent
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When selected, the picture is transparent. This means that any controls beneath the picture are not obscured by the picture.
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To place horizontal and vertical lines on a form, you can insert a picture control and then resize it horizontally or vertically until it is so small that it is merely a line.
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