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Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Installation and Setup
- Tutorials
- Views and Form Usage
- OmniForm Procedures
- Designing a Form
- The Design Process
- The Design View Toolbars
- Creating Objects
- General Creation Guidelines
- Creating a Text Object
- Creating a Line Object
- Creating an Oval Object
- Creating a Rectangle Object
- Creating a Graphic Object
- Creating a Fill Text Object
- Creating a Comb Object
- Creating a Check Box Object
- Creating a Circle Text Object
- Creating a Table Object
- Creating a Fill Graphic Object
- Defining Objects
- Changing Object Appearance
- Redesigning Your Form
- Using the Scrapbook
- Inserting OLE Objects in a Form
- Filling a Form
- Managing an OmniForm Database
- Using Calculations
- Calculation Overview
- Operators
- Functions
- Abs (Absolute Value)
- Avg (Average)
- Date (Current Date)
- DayName
- DayOfMonth
- DayOfWeek
- DayOfYear
- Exp (Exponentiation)
- FV (Future Value)
- Hour
- If
- Int (Integer)
- Left
- Length
- Ln (Natural Logarithm)
- Log (Base 10 Logarithm)
- Lower
- Max (Maximum)
- Middle
- Min (Minimum)
- Minute
- Mod (Modulus (Remainder))
- Month
- MonthName
- Pi
- PMT (Payment)
- Position
- Proper
- PV (Present Value)
- RecordCount
- Replace
- Replicate
- Right
- Round
- Second
- Sign
- Sqrt (Square Root)
- Sum
- Time
- Trim
- Trunc (Truncate)
- Upper
- Year
- Functions — Quick Reference
- Functions Sorted by Type
- Technical Information
- Glossary
Creating Objects
Designing a Form - 127
5 Drag the object where you want it on the form.
When the object is complete and no longer selected, the
drawing tool reverts to the Selection tool unless the Lock tool is
on.
Creating a Text Object
A text object is most often used as a title, label, or header.
1 Click the Text tool in the drawing toolbar.
2 Draw the text object.
3 With the object still selected, type the text you want to replace
the word
Label.
Creating a Line Object
Use a line object to separate sections of a form or as a design element.
1 Click the Line tool in the drawing toolbar.
2 Draw a line.
To make sure a line is perfectly straight, hold down the Shift key
while you draw.
To rotate a line:
1 Click the Selection tool and select the line to edit.
A handle appears on each end of the line.
2 Place the cursor over one handle.
3 When the cursor turns into a crosshair, hold down the mouse
key and drag the end of line where you want it.
To rotate the line in 45-degree increments, hold down the Shift
key while pulling one of the handles in the desired direction.
Text object used as label
The State fill text field