Form Toolbar
See also: Form Properties
The following form-level functions are available from the form toolbar located at the top of the Form Editor. Most functions are also available from the Form menu item at the top of the page.
Form properties (Ctrl Shift P) |
Displays the form properties. |
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Maintain texts |
Displays the texts maintenance dialog, where all form texts and messages can be maintained. This dialog supports the simultaneous display of texts in multiple languages and is useful when adding texts for a new language. |
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Parameters |
Displays a list of those fields which can be passed to the form as URL parameters when it is invoked. To designate a field as a parameter, select the URL parameter option in the field properties for the field. Note that LANGUAGE can always be passed and does not need to be explicitly specified as a parameter. |
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Form metadata |
Displays the form metadata panel. This supports the addition of metadata to the HTML <head> section of rendered output. |
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Switch to print design view |
This toggle button switches between the normal web design view and the print design view. Print design view provides additional facilities for designing print pages. Click here for details. |
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Refreshes the WYSIWYG View. |
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Screen Resolution |
Adjusts the screen resolution based on either a preconfigured device/screen resolution or using custom setting. No Device – No Device is selected and the full width of the editor is used. <device-name> - Set the designer Screen resolution to the pre-configured device for design purposes. For example iPhone X, this sets the designer screen size to 375 by 812 pixels. The devices are configured in Designer Preferences. If a device is not selected as show device in the Designer Preferences then they will not appear in the drop-down list. Custom – enables the width and height boxes and allows you to specify these values manually. Edit – Opens the Designer Preferences to configure the screen devices. |
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Zoom control |
adjusts the size of all page content including both text and non-text items. Can have the following values: Full Width - adjusts the size of content in conjunction with the screen size control. When the screen size is set to an explicit value (anything other than none), then full width will adjust the size of content to fit the selected screen size. When screen size is set to none, a setting of full width has no effect. nn% - zooms by the specified amount. Zoom values can be maintained in Designer Preferences. |
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Size Unit Control |
Select a size unit from the dropdown list. This size unit will
then be displayed in the ruler. |
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Rotate Screen |
Flips between landscape and portrait view. |
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View Source (Ctrl U) |
Displays the XHTML source used to generate the page. Note that in the designer environment, this source contains additional tags used to control the designer environment. |
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Undo/Redo (Ctrl Z/Ctrl Y) |
Supports undo/redo of the last action plus the ability to display and select from the stack of undo/redo actions. See undo/redo |
Manage Layout |
Gives access to the docking and frame management functions |
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Show Print Form Design |
This item is only available from the Form menu item at the top of the page. It is a toggle switch that provides access to the Legacy Print Form Designer. Click once to show the Print Form Designer, click again to return to the Web Form Designer. |