Writer Guide

Form Control toolbar
Form Design
Launches the Form Design toolbar, which can
also be opened with View > Toolbars > Form
Design.
Wizards On/Off
Some form controls (List Box and Combo Box)
have optional wizards. If you do not want the
wizard to launch when you create one of these
controls, use the Wizards On/Off button to
switch wizards off.
More Controls toolbar
Spin Button
Allows form users to choose a number by
cycling through the list of numbers. You can
specify maximum, minimum, default, and the
step between numbers.
This control is not commonly used in Writer, as
the number is not displayed. In Calc, however,
a Data tab appears on the Control Properties
dialog box, so you can link the spin button to a
cell.
Scrollbar
Creates a scrollbar, with a number of options to
define the exact appearance.
This control is not commonly used in Writer. In
Calc, a Data tab appears on the Control
Properties dialog box, allowing you to link the
scroll bar to a cell.
Image Button
Behaves exactly like a push button, but
displays as an image. Choose the image in the
Graphics option on the General tab in the
Control Properties dialog box.
Image Control
Only useful when the form is connected to a
data source and a field in the data source
exists that can hold images. You can add new
images to the database or retrieve and display
images from it.
Date Field
Stores a date. You need to configure the
earliest and latest dates the field will accept,
the default date, and the date format. You can
add a spinner.
Time Field
Works like a date field but specifies a time.
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