Column Properties

You can set properties that affect the appearance and behavior of individual columns in a browse. These properties include the color, font, and format of the data. Additionally you can set color and font equations, which change the appearance of data depending on conditions you set.

To open the Column Properties window:

Highlight a column by clicking the column title and press the Properties button on the toolbar, or select Column > Properties.
The Column Properties window appears.

Setup Properties

Item	Description
Column Title	The title of the column. :browsename.fieldname.object.column_title as C
Field Name	The field whose data is displayed. :browsename.fieldname.entry.name as C
Column Width	The width of the column in your selected unit of measure. :browsename.fieldname.object.width as N
Disable Pop-up Editor	Whether to disable the pop-up editor. :browsename.fieldname.object.disable_popup_editor as L
Don't Spellcheck	Whether to disable spellchecking. :browsename.fieldname.object.disable_spellcheck as L
Show as Check box	Whether to display a check box (for logical fields only). :browsename.fieldname.field.style as C
Read Only	Whether the column is read only. :browsename.fieldname.field.readonly as L

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Font Properties

Item	Description
Font	Determines the font of the column titles. :browsename.fieldname.Font.Name as C
Size	Determines the point size of the column titles. :browsename.fieldname.Font.Size as N
Bold, Underline, Italic, Strikeout	Sets the character styles of the column titles. :browsename.fieldname.Font.Italic as L :browsename.fieldname.Font.Bold as L :browsename.fieldname.Font.Strikeout as L :browsename.fieldname.Font.Underline as L
Color	Sets the color of the title font (using a color name or RGB value ). :browsename.fieldname.Font.Color as C

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Border Properties

Item	Description
Border Style	Sets the border line style (using a color name or RGB value ). :browsename.fieldname.border.style as C
Border Color	Sets the border line color (using a color name or RGB value ). :browsename.fieldname.border.color as C
Border Edge Shape	Sets the shape of the border. :browsename.fieldname.border.style as C
Border Width	The width of the border line in pixels. :browsename.fieldname.border.width as N
Show Left, Right, Top, Bottom	For edge shape "Square" determines which sides of the rectangle will display. For other edge shapes, determines which corners will be square or styled. :browsename.fieldname.border.has_bottom_edge as L :browsename.fieldname.border.has_left_edge as L :browsename.fieldname.border.has_right_edge as L :browsename.fieldname.border.has_top_edge as L
Shadow Style	Determines how much the shadow will be offset and its degree of shading. :browsename.fieldname.shadow.style as C
Shadow Color	Sets the shadow color (using a color name or RGB value ). :browsename.fieldname.shadow.color as C
Fill	Determines the fill style of the cell. :browsename.fieldname.fill.style as C :browsename.fieldname.fill.forecolor as C :browsename.fieldname.fill.backcolor as C

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Format Properties

Item	Description
Horizontal Alignment	Determines whether the text will be left, right, or center aligned. :browsename.fieldname.align as C
Word Wrap	Determines whether the button label may wrap to move than one line. :browsename.fieldname.word_wrap as L
Width	The display width of the column in characters. :browsename.fieldname.entry.width as N
Decimal Places	The number of decimal places to show (numeric fields only). :browsename.fieldname.entry.dec as N
Format Style	The display format to use. :browsename.fieldname.entry.format as C

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Other Properties

Item	Description
Enable Color Equation	Enables or disables the Color Equation field.
Color Equation	An expression that changes the color of the font, depending on data values. :browsename.fieldname.field.colorequation as C
Enable Font Equation	Enables or disables the Font Equation field.
Font Equation	An expression that changes the font name, size, or style, depending on data values. :browsename.fieldname.field.fontequation as C

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