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autoTab
The autoTab property returns or sets whether HyperCard inserts a return character when the insertion point is on the last line of a field (autoTab is false) or moves the insertion point to the next editable field on the card (autoTab is true).
Note: Auto tabbing doesn't work with scrolling fields.
The autoTab property corresponds to the Auto Tab check box in a Field Info dialog box.
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field
An expression that identifies a field by name, number, or id using one of the following forms (in AppleScript, use “background” in place of “bkgnd”):
For example:
When used inside a field script in HyperTalk: me
When a field receives a message: [the] target
A field can also be referred to as a part when you’re talking about its position among all buttons and fields within the same card or background.
trueOrFalse
Any expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants true or false.
For example:
