Set your preferences for the display of the Field palette.

Dialog box options

 

Display

Choose how you want dBASE Plus to display components on the Component palette:

Text No icon, just the component name

Image with text below Description appears below the icon.

Image with text to the right Description appears to the right of the icon.

Add field label

Adds a field label (a text component set to the field’s name) adjacent to the field when you drag and drop the Field component on the design surface of a form.

Above field Places the field label directly above the field on the form.

Left of field Places the field label to the left of the field. The label is set at 18 characters.

None No label is added when you add a field to a form.

Show tabs

The Field palette displays a separate page for each active Query object.

Dockable

When checked, Field palettes may be fixed in position by dragging to the top, bottom or sides of the dBASE Plus environment. Useful on a large monitor; can be awkward on a smaller monitor.

Revert cursor to pointer

Automatically turns the mouse into a pointer after you've placed a component or field object. When unchecked, the component or field icon you select remains in effect until you select the pointer. This lets you place multiple instances of an object without having to return to the palette to select the object each time.

How to get there: Choose View|Tool Windows|Customize Tool Windows.