The Page Control

You set unique properties for each page through the Page Control. The values set here will override values set in the Form or from Mobile Themes. But if the value is set to “(Default)” then its values are inherited from the Form (if the Form’s corresponding property value is set) or from Mobile Themes, (if the Form’s corresponding property value is set to (Default).

(Name) - Sets the name of the page. The default name is Page# (i.e. Page1, Page2 etc.)

(PageNo) - Displays the sequence of the page relative to the other pages. For example 1, 2, or 3. To add or remove a page, change the Page property in the Form.

(PromptNo) - Sets the sequence order of prompts with focus. (

AllowFocus - "True" allows the control to have focus, False does not. If set to True, this adds the DisplayMode property to the Control Properties list. If AllowFocus = True, the AllowBackup, FocusOnClick, OnEnter and TabNo properties are added. If AllowFocus = False, then these options are not displayed.
  - AllowBackup - "True" enables navigation to the prior page, depending on the option selected. For example, the up arrow on a device keyboard, the SHIFT+TAB keys, or a prompt can be set to move the user to the previous page. "False" disables the function.
  - FocusOnClick - "True" allows a page to have focus at runtime. You can set this to "False" if you want to use the page as a container or "staging" of information or content to be access by other pages but you don't want this page to be viewable at runtime.
  - OnEnter: Advance - The other options you can set when Enter is tapped are: ExitForm, HoldFocus, ResetForm, and Submit.
  - TabNo - Is the order number of the object that can accept focus. This is not the same as the SeqNo (prompt number).

The Anchor property sets a child object's position and dimensions relative to where its anchored to the parent. This property is added to the Page Control when the Dock property = None. For more details on Anchor, refer to the Graphical Contol Property Description topic in the User Guide.

BackGround - Sets the background color and how it is applied (as a solid or gradient) to the page. If set to (Default) the value is inherited from Themes. If the value is NOT "(Default)" then the style and color values were set in the Designer. The percentage of Transparency affects how transparent the foreground is while allowing the background to come through.

BorderStyle- For details, see Graphical Control Properties: BorderStyle.

DisplayMode - Sets the DisplayMode option for the page. Unless you are designing the page to contain a specific application state, leave this value as "Normal". The DisplayMode application states are: Attention, Normal, Bold, Disabled, Error, Focus, Information, Link, Normal, Success, Warning. If you want to make sure the properties for a specified DisplayMode are inherited from Themes, make sure the Themes > Application > DisplayMode > Background > Override = True.

Anchor the page and use Location coordinates, set Dock = None. If you want the page size to be the same as the form's size, use "Fill" which will override the page Size and Location values. If you want the page docked with a limited width, set the doc to left or right. The height will be set automatically.

Events - Allows you to set the event (actions) that can be taken against the page. For information about Event values see the Event Property topic in the Developer Reference Guide.

Heading - Used to enter the text / page heading. Text entered in "Heading" will displayed only if the TextId value is blank (no strings selected). The Heading is populated from the TextId if a text string identifier is selected. These are sourced from the Solution Explorer > TextResources > [Name of Object] table. This is also where you can set the heading to use a localized string.

Location- Sets the location of the page (number of pixels to the left of an anchor and number of pixels from the top.)

Size - Sets the page height and width in pixels. If the Dock property = Fill, you cannot edit the page height and width.

SystemIcons - Adds or removes icons to the page, and associates specific, system operations with the system icon. The built-in Call Events / operations are Cancel Operation, To add icons / system operation click on the elipsis (...) a which opens the Manage Icon Collections screen. For additional information, refer to the help topic on the Manage Icons Collection. You can also view the icons available through the SystemIcons List topic. For a list of all the system operations, see the Systems Operations topic.

Visible - True makes the page visible; False hides it.