Adding Objects to Forms

To design the functionality you want in a form, you add the appropriate controls, set form and control properties, and write event code.

In This Section

• Understanding Container and Control Objects
  Introduces containers and controls in Visual FoxPro.

• How to: Add Visual FoxPro Containers
  Explains how to add the various base container classes to a form.

• How to: Add Visual FoxPro Controls to a Form
  Describes various methods to add controls to a Visual FoxPro form.

• How to: Add Controls to a Form with the Component Gallery
  Explains how to quickly add custom controls and objects to a form using the Component Gallery.

• How to: Add Controls to a Wizard-Generated Form
  Explains how to add controls from the wizard control gallery to a form so that they match the style of controls on a form created by one of the form wizards.

• How to: Select, Move, and Resize Form Controls
  Describes how to select a control to adjust its placement or size.

• How to: Copy and Delete Form Controls
  Describes how to make a copy of a control already on a form and how to delete existing controls.

• Aligning Controls in Forms
  Discusses ways to align controls on a form.

• How to: Set Tab Order for Controls
  Describes how to set the tab order for controls on a form interactively or by list.

• How to: Add User-Defined Objects to a Form
  Explains how to add user-defined custom classes to a form.

Related Sections

• How to: Extend Forms with Form Sets
  Explains how to manipulate multiple forms as a group by including them in a form set.

• Creating Forms
  Provides links that describe how to create forms.