Start TabId Numbering (Tools menu)

Allows the user to interactively number each control's TabId property.

To begin the TabId numbering process, select "Start TabId Numbering". Upon initial entry, the objects are shown with the tab id number in blue. Simply click on the objects in the order they should be numbered. As new numbers are assigned, they are displayed in red. Double clicking an object will restart the numbering sequence. Right clicking will set the tabid value to zero (0) removing the object from the tab sequence.

Please note that not all objects (i.e., STATTEXT objects) have a Tab Id property.

The number sequence is controlled by settings on the Ordering panel of the Options dialog. By default numbers are assigned starting at ten (10) and in increments of ten. Once all objects have been numbered, select "Stop TabId Numbering" from the Tools or shortcut menu.

.Net objects within .containers such as panels or tabpages are shown using a dotted naming convention. This convention will show the parent's tab id property, a single period, and the object's tab index property. .Net containers employ their own tab id sequences.