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Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Chapter 9
- Glossary
- Welcome
- Installation and Setup
- Form Usage
- OmniForm Procedures
- Designing a Form
- The Design Process
- The Design View Window
- The Design View Toolbars
- Creating Objects on a Form
- General Creation Guidelines
- Creating a Text Object
- Creating a Line Object
- Creating an Oval Object
- Creating a Rectangle Object
- Adding Graphics to Your Form
- 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 on a Form
- Changing Object Appearance on a Form
- Adding Color to a Form
- Adjusting Colors
- Editing a Form
- Advanced Features
- Filling a Form
- Managing an OmniForm Database
- Using Calculations
- Technical Information
Defining Objects on a Form
Designing a Form 85
Setting Serial Numbers
You can keep track of your form by using serial numbers. You can set
serial numbers for fill text objects and comb objects. You define serial
numbers in design view and they appear in fill view. As a new record is
created in fill view, serial numbers will automatically change by the
increment you have entered. You can also use serial numbers in
calculations. If you save your form to an older version of OmniForm, the
serial number fields will convert to a
General
field type and
General
format.
To set serial numbers:
1 Select either a fill text object or a comb object on your form.
2 Choose
Object Definition...
in the Format menu. Or, click the
Object Definition button in the design toolbar.
If you have selected a fill text object, the Fill Text Definition
dialog box appears.
If you have selected a comb object, the Comb Definition dialog
box appears.
3 Select
Serial Number
in the
Type
drop-down list.
4 Click
Settings...
.
The Serial Number Settings dialog box appears.
5 In the Serial Number Settings dialog box:
• Enter a starting number in the
Start at
text box. You can enter
any number from -99,999,999 to 999,999,999. The default is 1.
• Enter an increment number in the
Increment by
text box. You
can enter any number from -999 to 9,999. The default is 1.
• Type a prefix, if you want, in the
Prefix
text box. You can enter
up to 8 characters.
• Type a suffix, if you want, in the
Suffix
text box. You can enter
up to 8 characters.
The sample text box displays your first serial number,
including, if applicable, a prefix and suffix.