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==Editing a Radio Buttons List==
 
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<li> Select a list option. </li>
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==Editing a Combo Box==
 
==Editing a Combo Box==

Revision as of 14:44, 23 May 2013

Single selection lists can be displayed on a field report template either as a list of radio buttons, or as a combo box. You can change the way a specific single selection list displays on a field report template, even if it is set by default (from the Data Inventory Manager) to display differently. The following tables describe how to edit a specific list of radio buttons and a combo box, respectively.

Note.jpg If you wish to edit how every instance of a single selection list displays, see How To Edit Single Select Lists on the Design Pane.

Editing a Radio Buttons List

How To Step to Complete
Set a Default Selection
  1. Select the list option to be the default.
  2. Click Properties.
    3. The Component Property Editor window displays.
  3. Select Default Value
  4. Click Submit
    5. The list option is selected by default when the Data Entry Form template is opened.
Change the order of list options Drag the list options to reorder the list.
Delete a list option
  1. Select one or more list options.
  2. Click Clear
    3. The list options no longer display in the list.
Edit a list option label
  1. Select a list option.
  2. Click 'Properties.
    3. The Component Property Editor window displays.
  3. Edit the label in the Text field, or edit the font style in the Font field
  4. Click Submit.
    5. The label displays according to the changes made.
Change a radio button list to a combo box
  1. Select a list option.
  2. Click Properties.
    3. The Component Property Editor window displays.
  3. Select Combo Box.
  4. Click Submit.
    5. The radio button list displays as a combo box


Editing a Combo Box

Editing a Combo Box
If you want to... Perform these steps...
Set a default selection
  1. Select the combo box to be the default.
  2. Click Properties.
  3. Click Custom Options Editor in the Component Property Editor window.
  4. In the Combo Box Options Display window, select the list option to be the default.
  5. Click Submit.
  6. Click Submit.
Change the order of list options
  1. Select a combo box.
  2. Click Properties.
  3. Click Custom Options Editor in the Component Property Editor window.
  4. Select a list option in the Combo Box Options Display window.
  5. Click the up or down arrow buttons to reorder the list.
  6. Click Submit.
  7. Click Submit.
Delete a list option
  1. Select a combo box.
  2. Click Properties.
  3. Click Custom Options Editor in the Component Property Editor window.
  4. Select a list option in the Combo Box Options Display window.
  5. Click the delete button.
  6. Click Submit.
  7. Click Submit.
Edit a list option label
  1. Change the combo box into a radio buttons list.
  2. Edit the radio button list label.
  3. When finished, change the radio buttons list to a combo box.
Change a combo box int a radio buttons list
  1. Select a list option.
  2. Click Properties.
  3. Select the Radio Buttons option in the Component Property Editor.
  4. Click Submit.
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