Page Component Properties

All components have configurable properties that control, or express their appearance and functionality. Many properties are common to all component types, while some properties are unique to one component type.

Use the Component Properties dialog box to view the properties of a component. You can open this dialog box by selecting the component that you want to edit and clicking Edit Component. You can see properties of similar functions in tabs that name the category of the properties.

Note: Properties and tabs can vary from component to component.

Component Property Tabs

This table describes the tabs that you might see in a component properties dialog box.

Tab	Description
Parameters	Settings that control component aspects that are specific, or often unique to the component. For example, on a page containing a map, a component might have a parameter that provides a choice between units of measurement.
Display Options	Includes these settings that affect the chrome of a component: Header, header text, and border Actions menu Edit, Remove, Expand, Collapse, and other icons Tooltips For example, display options on image layout components specify the image source URL and its optional link target.
Child Components	The list of all components inside the parent component. The parent component controls the child components.
Style Content Style	Settings that affect the look and feel of the component chrome or the component contents. For example, font, color, and dimension. These settings override corresponding values from a parent object, such as a component, page, and application, providing an opportunity to fine-tune appearance. Some style properties might be disabled at the component level if other page or application elements (such as the skin) don't support modification to the property.
Events	Events and event handlers associated with all components on the current page. For example, when you select a check box within the current context, it's an event. The code that drives the result of an event, such as making another component visible is an event handler.