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The work area for forms

When you open input forms, the work area is divided into three panes: Controls, Design, and Properties. These are described below.

The toolbar buttons are described here.

Controls pane

The Controls pane shows icons for controls that you can add to the form you created.

Drag the desired control into the Design pane.

These controls are available:

 

Design pane

The Design pane is used to design the form. All panels that were created for the form are displayed. If more than one panel exists, each panel is displayed in a separate tab.

Here you can:

Controls can be selected by clicking them. Multiple controls can be selected at once by holding the Ctrl key while clicking. You can also select controls by selecting an area with your mouse. If you want to select all controls, click the Select all button ().

If more than one control is selected, only properties common to all selected controls are displayed. If such a property is changed, the change is applied to all selected controls.

Pressing the F2 key triggers the direct entry mode. In this mode, you can directly assign the controls to XBOUND fields or tables.

Tip: Rearrange form panels by dragging and dropping the tabs.

 

Properties pane

In the Properties pane, the properties of the selected control(s) are displayed. For example, you can change the position, font, or XBOUND field assignment of a control.

If more than one control is selected, only properties common to all selected controls are displayed. If such a property is changed, the change is applied to all selected controls.

Tip: At the top of the Properties pane there is a drop-down list that contains all controls of the current panel, as well as the panel itself. You can use it to access controls on the panel or to find controls that are outside the viewable area of the panel.

Creating a form

Input forms for use in Verification: Overview

Transferring master data to XBOUND fields