# QlikView properties: caption, background and layout

You can use Caption, Layout and Background properties to affect how standard parts are rendered and how they behave.

## Caption properties

The following caption properties can be defined:

Caption properties that can be defined

| Property syntax | Property function and values |
| --- | --- |
| Caption.Show | 0: No Caption |
| Caption.Text | Caption text. |
| Caption.Alignment.Horizontal | <ul> <li>0: Left</li> <li>1: Centered</li> <li>2: Right</li> </ul> |
| Caption.Alignment.Vertical | <ul> <li>0: Top</li> <li>4: Centered</li> <li>8: Bottom</li> </ul> |
| Caption.MultiLine.Use | 1: Use multiline caption. |
| Caption.MultiLine | Number of lines for caption. |
| Caption.Active.BgColor.ColorHex | Background color for active caption. |
| Caption.Active.TextColor.ColorHex | Text color for active caption. |
| Caption.Inactive.BgColor.ColorHex | Background color for inactive caption. |
| Caption.Inactive.TextColor.ColorHex | Text color for inactive caption. |
| Caption.Allow.Maximize | 1: Maximize button in caption. |
| Caption.Allow.Minimize | 1: Minimize button in caption. |
| Caption.Font.Name | Font name for caption. |
| Caption.Font.Size | Font size for caption. |
| Caption.Font.Bold | 1: Bold font in caption. |
| Caption.Font.Italic | 1: Italic font in caption. |
| Caption.Font.Underline | 1: Underline font in caption. |
| Caption.HelpText | Help text. |
| Caption.Icon.Clear | 1: Clear icon in caption. |
| Caption.Icon.ClearOther | 1: ClearOther icon in caption. |
| Caption.Icon.CopyData | 1: CopyData icon in caption. |
| Caption.Icon.CopyImage | 1: CopyImage icon in caption. |
| Caption.Icon.Lock | 1: Lock icon in caption. |
| Caption.Icon.Menu | 1: Menu icon in caption. |
| Caption.Icon.Print | 1: Print icon in caption. |
| Caption.Icon.Search | 1: Search icon in caption. |
| Caption.Icon.SelectAll | 1: SelectAll icon in caption. |
| Caption.Icon.SelectExcluded | 1: SelectExcluded icon in caption. |
| Caption.Icon.SelectPossible | 1: SelectPossible icon in caption. |
| Caption.Icon.SendToExcel | 1: SendToExcel icon in caption. |

## Background properties

The following background properties can be defined:

Background properties that can be defined

| Property syntax | Property function and values |
| --- | --- |
| Background.UseImage | 1: Use Image for background. |
| Background.Image.Image | Image number to use. |
| Background.Color.ColorHex | Background color. |
| Background.Color.Transparency | Range is from 0 to 255. |

## Layout properties

The following layout properties can be defined:

Layout properties that can be defined

| Property syntax | Property function and values |
| --- | --- |
| Layout.Allow.MoveSize | 0: Do not allow move and size |
| Layout.Border.Use | 0: No border |
| Layout.Border.Width | Border width |
| Layout.Border.Color.ColorHex | Border color |