Working with Forms
See also: Introduction to Designing Forms
The form editor consists of a number of panels and views that provide all the functionality required to design and test forms. It has the following layout:
Click on the links below for details of each area.
- The Form toolbar provides a number of form level functions.
- The Docking manager area comprises a number of separate view panels which can be arranged according to the designer’s preference.
- The WYSIWYG view is the central view panel and shows the current page as it will appear in a browser.
- The Outline view is a hierarchical view of all controls on the current page. Effectively, it is an alternative view to the WYSIWYG view.
- The Pages view shows all pages in the form. Clicking on a page displays the page in the WYSIWYG and Outline views.
- The Palette view shows a list of available controls. These can be dragged to the WYSIWYG or Outline views.
- The Fields view shows all fields in the form.
- The Tables view shows all tables in the form.
- The Properties view shows the properties of the last selected element (control, field, table, page etc.).