Editors Tab (Default Settings)
The Editors tab allows you to customize formatting options for the text you create in editors such as the Formula Editor or the SQL Expression Editor.
Format Options
- Font
- Use the Font list to select from font options for text created in Editors. Changes to font affect all Editors elements.
- Font size
- Use the Font size list to select a font size for text created in Editors. Changes to font size affect all Editors elements.
- Tab size
- Use the Tab size box to enter the number of spaces that the program will use to indicate a <tab> in the text.
Color
- Element
- The Element list contains four kinds of elements you can put into an Editor. By selecting the Comment or Keyword elements, you can change either the foreground or the background colors. The Text and Text Selection elements can only be formatted for Font, Font Size, and Tab Size.
- Foreground
- Use the Foreground list to change the text color of an Editor element. You have three separate color options for each element.
Note The Foreground and Background lists become active for Text and Text Selection elements when the "Use Windows system color" check box is not selected.
- Background
- Use the Background list to change the background color of an Editor element. You have three separate color options for each element, including a custom option which brings up the Color dialog box for an even greater selection of background colors.
- Use Windows system color
- Clear the Use Windows system color check box to activate the Foreground and Background lists for the Text and Text Selection elements.
Sample
The Sample box shows an example of how the Font, Font Size, Foreground Color, and Background Color changes you made will appear on the Editor.
- Reset All
- Click Reset All to return all formatting changes you have made on the Editors tab back to the original default settings.
See Also
Formula Editor Dialog Box | Default Settings Dialog Box