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More Controls toolbar
File Selection
Allows a user to select a file, either by typing
the path and name directly or by clicking on a
Browse button and choosing the file from a
dialog box.
Numeric Field
Displays a number. You need to specify
formatting, maximum, minimum and default
values. You can add a spinner.
Currency Field
Works like a numeric field; additionally you can
add a currency symbol.
Pattern Field
Pattern fields are useful when the form links
into a data source. Specify an Edit Mask to
restrict what a user can enter into the field.
Specify a Literal Mask to restrict which data is
displayed from the data source.
Group Box
The group box control has two different uses
depending on whether wizards are on or off.
If wizards are on, creating a group box
launches the Group Element wizard. This
creates a group of options buttons (in which
only one may be selected at a time). In most
cases, using a group box is the best way to
create a set of option buttons.
If wizards are off, a group box is simply a visual
box to group together different controls. It has
no effect on the way the controls operate.
Table Control
Table Control is only useful with a data source.
If no data source is specified, you will be
prompted to choose one in the Table Element
Wizard. You then pick the fields to display and,
when design mode is off, the data appears in
the table. The table also includes controls to
step through the records.
Records can be added, deleted, and modified in
the table.
Navigation Bar
A navigation bar is the same as the Form
Navigation toolbar (View > Toolbars > Form
Navigation), but can be placed anywhere in
the document and be resized.
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