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Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers: Deitel Developer Series, Second Edition
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Visual Basic 2005 for Programmers: Deitel Developer Series, Second Edition

by Paul J. Deitel - Deitel & Associates, Inc., Harvey M. Deitel - Deitel & Associates, Inc.
June 2006
Intermediate to advanced
1344 pages
42h 52m
English
Pearson
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13.5. Labels, TextBoxes and Buttons

Labels provide text information (as well as optional images) and are defined with class Label (a derived class of Control). A Label displays text that the user cannot directly modify. A Label’s text can be changed programmatically by modifying the Label’s Text property. Figure 13.17 lists common Label properties.

Figure 13.17. Common Label properties.
Common Label propertiesDescription
FontThe font of the text on the Label.
TextThe text on the Label.
TextAlignThe alignment of the Label’s text on the control—horizontally (left, center or right) and vertically (top, middle or bottom).

A textbox (class TextBox) is an area in which text can be displayed by a program or the user can type text via the keyboard. A password ...

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