| OS/2 | Windows | Explanation |
| MLS_BORDER | WS_BORDER | Creates a single line border around the multi-line entry field. |
| MLS_DISABLEUNDO | Prevents the undo buffers from being allocated within the multiple-line entry field. | |
| MLS_HSCROLL | WS_HSCROLL | Adds a horizontal scroll bar to the bottom of the multiple-line entry field, allowing the user to scroll horizontally. |
| MLS_IGNORETAB | - | Prevents the user from using the TAB key in the multiple-line entry field. |
| MLS_LIMITVSCROLL | Limits vertical scroll. (OS/2 Version 3.x and above) | |
| MLS_READONLY | - | Prevents the user from entering or editing text in the multiple-line entry field. |
| MLS_VSCROLL | WS_VSCROLL | Adds a vertical scroll bar to the right side of the multiple-line entry field, allowing the user to scroll vertically. |
| MLS_WORDWRAP | - | Automatically moves complete words that do not fit at the end of a line to the beginning of the next line during text entry. |
| - | ES_CENTER | Centers the text in the multi-line entry field. |
| - | ES_LEFT | Left justifies the text in the entry field. The text scrolls to the right as the user enters new text. |
| ES_READONLY | - | Keeps the entry field from accepting input or editing of the text displayed in it. |
| ES_RIGHT | ES_RIGHT | Right justifies the text in the entry field. The text scrolls to the left as the user enters new text. In Windows, this style is valid only for multi-line entry fields. |
| ES_SBCS | - | Allows the entry field to accept only single-byte characters. |
| - | ES_PASSWORD | Causes the entry field to display asterisks when the user types. This option is useful for entry fields used for passwords and such. |
| - | ES_AUTOHSCROLL | Allows text entered in the entry field to scroll horizontally, allowing the insertion point to remain visible. |
| - | ES_AUTOVSCROLL | Causes the text in a multi-line entry field to scroll up one page when the user presses the Enter key and the cursor is on the last line of the multi-line entry field. |
| - | ES_LOWERCASE | Causes the multi-line entry field to convert text entered to lower case. |
| - | ES_MULTILINE | Creates a multi-line entry field. The OS/2 Presentation Manager has a class and set of styles specifically for the multi-line entry field. |
| - | ES_NOHIDESEL | Prevents the text in the entry field from becoming unhighlighted when focus is moved from the multi-line entry field. |
| - | ES_OEMCONVERT | Converts the text entered in the multi-line entry field of the combo from the ANSI character set to the OEM character set and then back to the ANSI character set. |
| - | ES_UPPERCASE | Converts text entered in the multi-line entry field to upper case. |
| - | ES_WANTRETURN | Specifies that a carriage return be inserted when the user presses the ENTER key while entering text into a multiline edit control in a dialogue box. If no specified, pressing the ENTER key has the same effect as pressing the dialogue boxs default push button. This style has no effect on a single-line edit control. |
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OS/2 - Windows Styles
Definitions: Detailed Descriptions
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OS/2 - Windows Styles
Definitions: Summary