Writer Guide

Example: a simple form
Create the document
Open a new document (File > New > Text Document). It is a good
idea to write down the outline of the document, without form controls,
though of course it can easily be changed later.
Figure 401: Initial document without form controls
Add form controls
The next step is to add the form controls to the document. We will have
four controls:
• Name is a text box
• Sex is two option buttons, male or female.
• Favourite shape is a list of options.
• All shapes you like is a series of check boxes.
To add these controls:
1) Select View > Toolbars > Form Controls to open the Form
Control toolbar.
2) If the tools are not active, click the Design Mode On/Off
button to activate them.
3) Click the Text Box button , then click in the document and,
with the left mouse button held down, drag the shape of the
Name text box to approximately the size you want.
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