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 [form.][ctlname.]Caption[ = stringexpression$]
 
 Usage Notes
   ■ When you create a new object, the default Caption property is the same
     as the default FormName property (for a form) or the default CtlName
     property (for a control - for example, Form1, Label1, and Command1).
     However, captions can differ from an object's FormName or CtlName
     property; you can label forms and controls more descriptively.
 
   ■ A form's title bar display depends on the BorderStyle property setting.
     A form cannot display a caption when its BorderStyle property is set
     to 0. See: ◄BorderStyle Property►
 
   ■ A caption that is too long for the form or control's title bar is
     clipped on the right.
 
   ■ To assign an access key to a control, include an ampersand (&) in the
     control's caption immediately preceding the character that you want to
     appear highlighted at run time. To insert an ampersand in the caption,
     precede it by another ampersand (for example, "&&"). The color of the
     highlighted character can be set by defining the ACCESSKEY_FORECOLOR
     constant. See: ◄ACCESSKEY_FORECOLOR Constant►  ◄Access Keys►
 
   ■ To automatically resize a label control to fit its caption, set AutoSize
     to True (-1). See: ◄AutoSize Property►  ◄Label Control►