For each element in your project, the Properties window displays properties which influences how the element functions.

Properties are displayed for elements selected in the tool windows (Solution Explorer, Class View, Object browser) and the editors in the document windows.

For the Painter and UML Designer tabs, the object name field lists all available elements from the active tab. For other tabs, however, the object name field lists only the selected element.

The Properties window displays the properties of single or multiple selected elements. If multiple elements are selected, only the properties common to all selected elements are displayed.

The Properties window displays different types of editing fields, depending on the needs of a particular property. These edit fields include edit boxes, drop-down lists, and links to custom editor dialog boxes such as the Element Picker.

Properties shown in gray are read-only.

When a value is changed from the default it is displayed in bold. To revert a property to the default value, right-click and select Reset.

The following topics describe the properties applicable to each element type:

Refer to the Defining User Interfaces for more information on setting property values for graphical objects.