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Configuring a Basic Data Browser Instance

You can make a number of changes to the appearance and behavior of your basic Browse object, if the default settings in the property sheet do not meet your needs.

Click on the object to select it, if necessary, and choose Tools Property Sheet. The Property Sheet dialog box opens:

Minimal Configuration

Although you can accept many of the default settings, you might wish to make two changes to individualize this object:

Query and Fields

If the Query and Fields buttons are visible, it means you can edit those elements using Query Builder and Column Editor rather than the Section Editor. If the buttons are not visible, you must use the Section editor, and the balance of this section does not apply to this Browse.

Since the query is local to this Browse, rather than in a separate module, you can make changes both to the terms of the query and to the fields the Browse will display.

CAUTION: If you lock more columns than will fit in the Browse’s window, you effectively disable the horizontal scroll bar.
Geometry

You can set the exact XY origin (relative to the containing Frame) and size of this Browse instance. Set the values, in character units, in the appropriate fields. You can choose whether the origin is measured at the upper-left corner (the default) or the upper-right corner.

If you would prefer to use pixels rather than character units, choose the Advanced button and set the values using that dialog box instead.

Miscellaneous Properties (Other Settings)

You can make a number of changes to the appearance and behavior of this Browse instance, if the default settings do not meet your needs:

Advanced Properties

Choose the Advanced button. The Advanced Properties dialog box opens:

You can make a number of changes to the Browse’s appearance and behavior by changing the default settings in this dialog box:


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