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Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Installation and Setup
- Getting Started
- Creating Forms
- Form Design Tools
- Using the Designer Toolkit
- Using the Proofreader
- Creating Elements on Your Form
- Adding Graphics to Your Form
- Modifying Form Elements
- Setting the Tab Order on Forms
- Adding Color to Forms
- Adding Hyperlinks
- Inserting Objects
- Setting Up User Profile Fields
- Setting Up AutoFill Fields
- Using Calculations in Fields
- Setting Up Field Validation
- Adding Security to Forms with Digital Signatures
- Protecting Form Design and Data
- Distributing Forms
- Publishing Forms on the Web
- Technical Information
- Index
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The Calculation text box
shows the calculation for the
currently selected field. Click
in the text box to edit a
calculation manually.
Click Accept Calculation
to accept the calculation
in the text box.
Click Cancel
Calculation to
revert to the last
accepted
calculation.
Click Calculation
Builder to open the
Calculation Builder
dialog box and create
your own calculation.
Click Calculation
List to open the Calculation List dialog
box and view all your calculations.
Click Auto Calculation to have
OmniForm try to define a
calculation automatically.