# Options on the States tab of the Control List Selector Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the States tab of the Control List Selector Properties dialog box

Options | Descriptions
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Select state | Click the state for which to set up properties.
Value | Type the integer value to use for each state.
Caption | Enter the text for the state. The text appears on the face of the object, to give the operator information about the current state.
Insert Variable | Click this button to select the type of variable to be inserted.
Caption color | This box shows the current text color for the caption when the state is not selected. Click it to select another color.
Caption back color | This box shows the current background color for the caption when the state is not selected. Click it to select another color. If the caption background style is transparent, the application does not use this caption background color.
Caption blink | Select this check box if you want the caption to blink at run time. The caption blinks twice per second.
Caption back style | Select whether the caption’s background is Solid or Transparent. If you select Transparent, the object’s background is not filled in and any objects behind it show through.
Alignment | Specifies how the caption is positioned on the object.

## See also

Create control list selectors

Configure the control list selector

Set up connections for the control list selector

Set up handshaking for the control list selector

Causes of run-time errors for the control list selector