Property

Required. A String that specifies the property name.

The Properties property is used to get or set the value of properties that need to be accessed less often. The following properties are supported: 

Name	Description	Return Type	Read-only or read/write
AreaDisplayNumericScale	The number of decimal places displayed for area calculations. This setting affects the Measurement Information dialog box. Default is 2.	Long	Read/write
AutoRotation	Determines whether the map automatically rotates when the GPS is active such that the map is always "course up". Default is False.	Boolean	Read/write
AutoRotationAverageWindow	The number of successive GPS fixes that are averaged to calculate the average course over ground (ArcPad uses a moving average). If AutoRotationAverageWindow is 1, then the instantaneous course is used (which can cause excessive rotation). This only applies when AutoRotation is active. Default is 5.	Long	Read/write
AutoRotationCourseThreshold	The course deviation threshold angle. The map does not automatically rotate unless you exceed the current rotation angle by the course threshold angle. This only applies when AutoRotation is active. Default is 5 °.	Long	Read/write
AutoRotationSpeedThreshold	The minimum speed at which you must be traveling before the map automatically rotates. This only applies when AutoRotation is active. Default is 2 KPH.	Double	Read/write
AutoRotationStep	The step angle when rotating the map. For example, an AutoRotationStep of 5 ° would round the course off to the nearest multiple of 5 ° when rotating the map. This only applies when AutoRotation is active. Default is 1 °.	Long	Read/write
AutoRotationTimeInterval	The time interval between checks for automatic rotation. In the mean time ArcPad is still averaging the direction of travel as per the other AutoRotation parameters. This only applies when AutoRotation is active. Default is 10000 ms.	Long	Read/write
BackgroundColor	The map's background color. Default is white (apWhite).	OLE_COLOR	Read/write
CoordinatesDisplayNumericScale	The number of decimal places displayed for projected coordinates. This setting affects the Status Bar, GPS Position Window, and Measurement Information dialog box. Default is 1.	Long	Read/write
Crosshairs	Determines whether the aiming Cross Hairs in ArcPad are enabled. Default is True.	Boolean	Read/write
DistanceDisplayNumericScale	The number of decimal places displayed for distance calculations. This setting affects the Measurement Information dialog box. Default is 1.	Long	Read/write
Modified	Sets ArcPad's modified flag which triggers the "Save Changes" dialog when closing the map or exiting ArcPad.	Boolean	Read/write
NorthArrowFillColor1	The fill color for the left portion of the north arrow. Default is black (apBlack).	OLE_COLOR	Read/write
NorthArrowFillColor2	The fill color for the right portion of the north arrow. Default is white (apWhite).	OLE_COLOR	Read/write
NorthArrowOutlineColor	The outline color for the north arrow. Default is black (apBlack).	OLE_COLOR	Read/write
NorthArrowPosition	The position of the north arrow on the screen, based on the following matrix: . Default is 3 (upper right portion of the screen).	Long	Read/write
NorthArrowRadius	The radius of the north arrow (in pixels). Default is 15.	Long	Read/write
NorthArrowVisible	Determines whether the north arrow is displayed in the map view. Default is False.	Boolean	Read/write
PanFrameVisible	Determines whether the Panning Frame is displayed in the map view. Default is False.	Boolean	Read/write
ScalebarDisplayNumericScale	Determines the number of decimal places displayed in the scale bar. Default is 0, which uses ArcPad's default behavior.	Long	Read/write
ScaleBarVisible	Determines whether the Scale Bar is displayed in the map view. Default is True.	Boolean	Read/write
SelectionColor	The color of the selection box around a selected feature. Default is black (apBlack).	OLE_COLOR	Read/write
SuspendDraw	Determines whether map redrawing is disabled or enabled. This allows developers to suspend drawing before starting an editing operating; new feature capture; or other action that would ordinarily trigger a refresh, and then restore drawing. For example, it supports a scenario where the user makes multiple edits with only a single redraw occurring at the end. When set to True, the user interface continues to work but the map view is no longer refreshed. When set to False, the map is refreshed and drawing is restored. Default is True.	Boolean	Read/write

Here's an example of setting the Properties property:

Map.Properties ("BackgroundColor") = apYellow

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