You use the Properties dialog box to set properties for a dashboard section or for specific objects within a dashboard section. Many dashboard objects have unique properties. For example, radio buttons (option buttons) have Radio Group properties, and list boxes have Multiple Selection properties. Tab-order properties apply to all sections and are accessible in the Properties dialog boxes for the dashboard section and for individual objects.
To set properties for objects and dashboard sections:
Select an object on the content area or a dashboard section.
Right-click and select Properties, or select Dashboard, then Properties.
Properties is displayed. The active tab depends on the selection made prior to invoking Properties.
Set the properties for the object or dashboard section, by using the tabs.
Available properties:
Alignment—Horizontal and vertical alignment, text wrapping, and rotation
Border and Background—Border color, width, style, and shadow and background color and pattern
Font—Family, style, size, effects (underline, overline, double overline), and color
Object—Name, title, visible, enable (control objects only), locked, scroll bars always shown, and auto-size; for embedded sections, view-only, active, or hyperlink
Picture—File name, size, and effects—for dashboard background and graphic object pictures
Tab Order—Object path that end users follow when Tab is pressed in Run mode
Accessibility—User-defined and auto generated descriptive 508 text for each embedded section or graphic
Values—User-defined values that populate list box, drop-down lists, or text box controls