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Positioning and Size Matching Fields
Use the procedures in this section to align fields, to make multiple fields
the same size, and to perform other field positioning operations. Note
that you can even use these procedures to size match and align fields of
different types (such as text fields and image fields).
Field Positioning and Size Matching
You can select one field as the reference, and then align (along their top,
bottom, left, or right edges) or re-size other fields to match the reference
field.
Example 1: Aligning the top edges of fields
Aligning...
Example 2: Size matching fields
Size matching...
Reference field
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If you perform alignment while only one field is selected, the field will be
moved to the edge of the layout. Performing top alignment for a single
field, for example, causes the field to move to the top of the layout.
Selecting Fields
When performing alignment, you need to decide a reference field, which
will determine how the fields will be aligned. In the case of top alignment,
for example, the field that is closest to the top of the layout is the
reference field.
When size matching fields, you first need to select the fields you want to
size match to a reference field. After that, you need to select the reference
field to which you want to the other fields to be size matched.
1 Drag your mouse pointer across a range that includes all of the fields
you want to align. Alternately, you could hold down the Shift key as
you click each of the applicable fields, one by one.
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The currently selected fields become surrounded with a gray
boundary. The field with the handles is the current reference field.
Important!
When you perform a drag operation to select fields, a field will not be
selected if any part of it is outside of the area you select. Make sure you
entirely enclose all of the fields you want to select.
Selected fieldsReference field
(the field with handles)