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Event Driven Programming
Figure 3.14: A Command Button with Colored Text.
Only one Command Button on a form can have its Default property set to
True at a time. If you set one Command Button to be the default, all other
buttons will have their Default property set to False. The same rule applies
for the Cancel property.
3.4.5 CheckBox
CheckBoxes are those controls which gives us an option to select, say, Yes/No or True/False.
A CheckBox is clicked to select and clicked again to deselect some option. When a checkbox is
selected a check (a tick mark) appears indicating a selection. The CheckBox control is based on
the TextBoxBase class which is based on the Control class. Below is the Figure 3.15 of a Checkbox.
Figure 3.15: CheckBox.
3.4.5.1 Notable Properties
Important properties of the CheckBox in the Appearance section of the properties window are:
Appearance: Default value is Normal. Set the value to Button if you want the CheckBox to be
displayed as a Button.
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