Form Design Toolbar
The Form Design toolbar becomes visible as soon as you select a form object when working in the design mode.
Anchor
Allows you to switch between anchoring options.
Anchor
Alignment
Modifies the alignment of selected objects.
Alignment
Bring to Front
Moves the selected object to the top of the stacking order, so that it is in front of other objects.
Bring to Front
Send to Back
Moves the selected object to the bottom of the stacking order, so that it is behind the other objects.
Send to Back
Select
This icon switches the mouse pointer to the select mode, or deactivates this mode. The select mode is used to select the controls of the current form.
Design Mode On/Off
Toggles the Design mode on or off. This function is used to switch quickly between Design and User mode. Activate to edit the form controls, deactivate to use the form controls.
Design Mode On/Off
Control Properties
Opens a dialogue box for editing the properties of a selected control.
Control
Form Properties
In this dialogue box you can specify, among others, the data source and the events for the whole form.
Form
Data Navigator
Specifies the data structure of the current XForms document.
Form Navigator
Opens the Form Navigator. The Form Navigator displays all forms and sub-forms of the current document with their respective controls.
Form Navigator
Add Field
Opens a window in which you can select a database field to add to the form or report.
Add Field
Activation Order
Opens the Tab Order dialogue box so you can modify the order in which control fields get the focus when the user presses the tab key.
Activation Order
Open in Design Mode
Opens forms in Design Mode so that the form can be edited.
Open in Design Mode
Automatic Control Focus
If Automatic Control Focus is activated, the first form control will be selected when you open the document. If the button is not activated, the text will be selected after opening. The Tab Order that you have specified determines which is the first form control.
Position and Size
Resizes, moves, rotates, or slants the selected object.
Position and Size
Display Grid
Specifies whether to display the grid.
Display Grid
Snap to Grid
Specifies that you can move objects only between grid points.
Snap to Grid
Helplines While Moving
Specifies whether to display guides when moving an object.
Helplines While Moving