<doc>
	<legacy_id>410</legacy_id>
	<term>active control</term>
	<definition><p>The <keyword tag="control">control</keyword> that receives any characters the user types. Typically, this <keyword tag="control">control</keyword> is the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> with the current <glossary tag="insertion point">insertion point</glossary>, but other types of <keyword tag="control">control</keyword> can also be the active control.</p>
<p></p>
<p>When a <keyword tag="control">control</keyword> becomes active, it is said to receive the <command tag="focus">focus</command>.</p></definition>
	<categories>
	 	<category>User Interaction</category>
	</categories>
	<synonyms>
	 	<synonym>active control</synonym>
	 	<synonym>active controls</synonym>
	 	<synonym>active control's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>active controls'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>active (focused) control</synonym>
	 	<synonym>active (focused) controls</synonym>
	 	<synonym>active (focused) control's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>active (focused) controls'</synonym>
	 	<synonym>active (focused)</synonym>
	 	<synonym>focused control</synonym>
	 	<synonym>focused controls</synonym>
	 	<synonym>focused control's</synonym>
	 	<synonym>focused controls'</synonym>
	</synonyms>
</doc>