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The Tools Palette of the allows you to draw graphical and database field objects on the form. For a brief description of the tools contained in the Tools Palette, point your mouse to each of the buttons in the palette below.
The Tools Palette allows you to place graphical form objects in forms.
Click to see a detailed description of the palette.
Selects, moves, and resizes form objects, such as boxes, lines, fields, etc. To quickly activate the Selection Tool, press the 'S' key when a form editor window is active. | |
Creates static text (for labels, headings, etc.). See Creating Static Text for additional information on using this tool. | |
Creates rectangular boxes of various fills, colors, and line widths. Boxes created using the Box Tool can also be used to display images imported from the file system. See Drawing Boxes and Importing Images for additional information on using this tool. | |
Creates straight lines of various angles, colors, and widths. See Drawing Lines for additional information on using this tool. | |
Creates a rectangular text entry field whose contents correspond to the value of a form variable or a field in the Job Manager database. See Creating Text Entry Fields for more information on using this tool. | |
Creates a grid with non-editable columns that display information about documents (of a particular document type) related to the record displayed in the form. See Creating Grid Fields for more information on using this tool. | |
Creates a check box that can be used to display/edit the value of a form variable or a field in the Job Manager database. See Creating Check Boxes for more information on using this tool. | |
Creates a radio button that can be used to display/edit the value of a form variable or a field in the Job Manager database. See Creating Radio Buttons for more information on using this tool. | |
Creates a popup list from which values can be selected; the value selected corresponds to the value of a form variable or a field in the Job Manager database. See Creating Popups for more information on using this tool. | |
Creates a button with an associated action specified using MetaScript. When a user clicks the button, the action is performed. See Creating Buttons for more information on using this tool. | |
Creates a file collector box corresponding to a file collection field in the Job Manager database. Digital Resources can be dragged-and-dropped from the file system into the file collector to associate them with the record displayed in the form. See Creating File Collectors for more information on using this tool. | |
Places a thumbnail image (or preview) of a digital resource on a form (available only on forms based on the Digital Resources record type). See Creating Thumbnails (Digital Resources Only) for more information on using this tool. | |
Used to specify the tabbing order in which the cursor moves through the text fields on a form. See Setting the Tabbing Order for more information on using this tool. | |
Increases the magnification of the form display. Option + Click decreases the magnification of the form display. |
