CheckBox (chb)

CheckBox - This control allows the user to either select or deselect an option.

To return a checkbox or option box selection in lower case use Format(chkSelectedOnly.Value,"<").
When the checkbox is checked it has a value of True and when it is not checked it has a value of False.
Very useful when you want to give the user a choice of yes or no. On or off.

chbCheckbox1.Value = True 
chbCheckbox1.Value = False

Properties

Accelerator	Sets or retrieves the accelerator key.
Alignment	Specifies the position of the checkbox relative to its caption. (either frmAlignmentRight or frmAlignmentLeft)
AutoSize	Specifies whether an object automatically resizes to display its entire contents. (true or false)
BackColor	Specifies the background color.
BackStyle	Sets or retrieves the background style. (either fmBackStyleTransparent or fmBackStyleOpaque)
Caption	The text that appears next to the checkbox.
ControlTipText
Enabled	Specifies whether the control can receive the focus and respond to user-generated events. (true or false)
Font	Specifies the font used to display the caption text. Tahoma, regular, 8 (default)
ForeColor	Specifies the foreground color.
GroupName	Creates a group of mutually exclusive OptionButton controls.
Height	18 is the default but 15 is sufficient.
Locked	Specifies whether the control can be edited.
MouseIcon	Assign a custom icon that appears when the user moves the mouse over this control. The MousePointer property must be set to fmMousePointerCustom.
MousePointer	Specifies the type of pointer displayed when the user positions the mouse over a particular object. fmMousePointerDefault is the default.
Picture	Specifies a picture that is displayed instead of the text caption.
PicturePosition	Specifies the location of the picture relative to the text caption. fmPicturePositionAboveCenter is the default
SpecialEffect	Specifies the visual appearance of an object. (either fmButtonEffectSunken or fmButtonEffectFlat)
TabIndex	The index number in the tab order
TabStop	Indicates whether the control can receive focus when the user tabs to it. (true or false). The default is True
TextAlign	Specifies how the text is aligned. (fmTextAlignLeft, fmTextAlignCenter or fmTextAlignRight)
TripleState	Determines whether the control can accept the Null state. The default is false
Value	Specifies the status or content of the control
Width
WordWrap	Indicates whether the text caption will automatically wrap at the end of the line.

Methods

Move
SetFocus
ZOrder

Events

AfterUpdate
BeforeUpdate
BeforeDragOver	Occurs when a drag-and-drop operation is in progress.
BeforeDropOrPaste	Occurs when the user is about to drop or paste data onto an object.
Change	Occurs when the Value property changes.
Click	Occurs when the user clicks on the control
DblClick	Occurs when the user points to an object and then clicks a mouse button twice.
Enter
Exit
Error	Occurs when a control detects an error and cannot return the error information to a calling program.
KeyDown	Occurs in sequence when a user presses a key.
KeyPress	Occurs when the user presses an ANSI key.
KeyUp	Occurs in sequence when a user releases a key.
MouseDown	Occur when the user presses the mouse button.
MouseMove	Occurs when the user moves the mouse.
MouseUp	Occur when the user releases the mouse button.