◄Summary► ◄Details► ◄Example► ◄Contents► ◄Index► ◄Back► ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── Usage Notes ■ Use a picture box when you want to surround text with custom border styles. To add a border to a picture box at design time: • Place a picture box on a form • Place child controls in the picture box • Use the PRINT method to display the characters you want to use as a border at run time See: ◄Frame Control► ◄PRINT Method► ■ A picture box can be used as a visual container for controls, like a window or dialog box. You can place up to 254 controls in a picture box. A picture box can receive the focus even when it contains child controls. See: ◄Parent and Child Relationships► ■ Text written to a picture box at run time is clipped to fit within the border of the picture box. ■ To make picture box display persistent, set the AutoRedraw property to True (-1), or use the PRINT method in the Paint event procedure. See: ◄AutoRedraw Property► ◄Paint Event► ■ The minimum size of a picture box is 1 x 1; dimensions correspond to the Height and Width property settings. Specified settings that are less than the minimum value are set to the minimum value. See: ◄Height Property► ◄Width Property►