Difference between revisions of "Change Element Display Properties"

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Elements are added to the form design pane with default properties such as width and height. You can modify these properties to customise the look of your data entry form template.  
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Fields are added to the form template design pane with default properties such as width and height. You can modify these properties to customise the look of your data entry form template.  
 
To change the display properties:
 
To change the display properties:
 
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<li>In the form designer pane, do one of the following:</li>
 
<li>In the form designer pane, do one of the following:</li>
*Double-click the element that you would like to change.
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*Double-click the field that you would like to change.
*Select the element and click the '''Properties''' button.  
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*Select the field and click the '''Properties''' button.  
The Component Property Editor window displays the selected element’s property values. The fields in the Component Property Editor window may differ depending on the element selected.  
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The Component Property Editor window displays the selected field’s property values. The fields in the Component Property Editor window may differ depending on the field selected.  
<li>Modify the display properties. Not all properties can be changed for elements.</li>
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<li>Modify the display properties. Not all properties can be changed for fields.</li>
  
[[File:Form Element Attributes.png|440px|''Form Element Attributes'']]
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[[File:Form Element Attributes.png|440px|''Form Field Attributes'']]
  
 
<li>Do one of the following:</li>
 
<li>Do one of the following:</li>

Revision as of 16:30, 22 May 2014

Fields are added to the form template design pane with default properties such as width and height. You can modify these properties to customise the look of your data entry form template. To change the display properties:

  1. In the form designer pane, do one of the following:
    • Double-click the field that you would like to change.
    • Select the field and click the Properties button.

    The Component Property Editor window displays the selected field’s property values. The fields in the Component Property Editor window may differ depending on the field selected.

  2. Modify the display properties. Not all properties can be changed for fields.
  3. Form Field Attributes

  4. Do one of the following:
    • To save the changes to the attributes and close the Component Property Editor window, click Submit.
    • To discard changes to the attributes and close the Component Property Editor window, click Cancel.