Label
Description
Label is a control that displays text on a form. Use Label to add text that the user can't edit to a form.
Component properties
Property |
Description |
Caption |
Specify the text string that labels the control. |
Font → Color |
Specifies the font color to use when displaying the text. |
Font → Name |
Identifies the typeface of the font. |
Font → Size |
Specifies the height of the font in points. |
Font → Style |
Determines whether the font is normal, italic, underlined, bold, and so on. |
Name |
Specifies the name of the component. |
Left |
Specifies the horizontal coordinate of the left edge of a component relative to its parent. |
Top |
Specifies the Y coordinate of the upper-left corner of a control, relative to its parent or containing control in pixels. |
Width |
Specifies the horizontal size of the control in pixels. |
Height |
Specifies the vertical size of the control in pixels. |
Visible |
Specifies whether the component appears onscreen. |
Anchors |
Specifies how the control is anchored to its parent. More info. |
Additional properties
Property |
Description |
Alignment |
Controls the horizontal placement of the text within the label. |
AutoSize |
Determines whether the size of the label automatically resizes to accommodate the text. |
BiDiMode |
Specifies the bi-directional mode for the component. |
Color |
Specifies the background color of the component. This property works if the Transparent property = False |
Constraints |
Specifies the size constraints for the component. It makes sense when using the Anchors property. |
Cursor |
Specifies the image used to represent the mouse pointer when it passes into the region covered by the component. |
Enabled |
Controls whether the component responds to mouse and keyboard events. |
Hint |
Hint contains the text string that appears when the user moves the mouse over the component. The hint will be shown if the ShowHint property = True |
Layout |
Specifies the vertical placement of the text within the label. |
ShowHint |
Determines whether the control displays a Help Hint when the mouse pointer rests momentarily on the component. See also property Hint |
Transparent |
Specifies whether controls that sit below the label on a form can be seen through the label. |
WordWrap |
Specifies whether the label text wraps when it is too long for the width of the label. |