3.0
Table Of Contents
- Introduction
- Installation and Setup
- Form Usage
- OmniForm Procedures
- Designing a Form
- The Design Process
- The Design View Window
- 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
- The Shared Form Property
- Redesigning Your Form
- Using the Scrapbook
- Inserting OLE Objects in a Form
- Filling a Form
- Managing an OmniForm Database
- Using Calculations
- Technical Information
Filling Fields
Filling a Form 5
Filling Fields
This section describes each type of fillable field in OmniForm, how to fill
it, and how to check spelling. It contains the following topics:
• Type Ahead
• Fill Text
•Comb
•Check Box
•Circle Text
•Table
• Fill Graphic
• List Fields
• Fields Defined by a Calculation
• Field Validation
These instructions assume that the cursor is already in a field.
The way information is displayed in a field depends on the current form
language selection and the object definition. See “International Settings”
on page 3-7 and “Defining Objects” on page 5-16 for more information.
Type Ahead
As you begin to enter a word in a fill text object, OmniForm will
automatically complete the word. This works only when there is
previously filled information that matches the word you are entering.
This option also works for dates, times, and pop-up lists.
1 Select Options... in the Tools menu.
The Options dialog box appears.
2 Click the
Filling
tab.
•Select
Enable Type Ahead
if you want this option.
• Deselect
Enable Type Ahead
if you do not want this option.
3 Click
OK
.
Fill Text
Enter characters in a fill text field: letters, numbers, symbols, dates, and
so forth. Fill text fields can contain any sort of textual information. The
example below shows
First
Name
and
Last Name
fill text fields.