Setting Properties

After you add a control to your form, you can use the Properties window to set its properties, such as background color and default text. The values that you specify in the Properties window are the initial values that will be assigned to that property when the control is created at run time. In many cases, those values can be accessed or changed programmatically at run time by getting or setting the property on the instance of the control class in your application. The Properties window is useful at design time because it enables you to browse all the properties, events, and methods supported on a control. For more information, see Properties Window.