User guide

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Big Red Book Accounts v5

Changing Form Designs

Select

Utilities /Form Design

from the top menu.

On the left-hand side is the list of available forms and their location.

To edit a Form Layout select the Form and click on the

Edit

button. When customizing a Form Layout you

should first click the

'Save As'

button and save the Form under a new name. This will ensure that your

customized Form is not accidentally over-written by the original layout and also that the original layout is still

available.

The Form Layout Designer displays the fields (data) of the invoice in the form of Xs showing the width of

each field. The text can be edited as required. A sample of screen-shot of the Form Designer:

There are three sections to a Form - Header, Main Lines and Footer the type of line in denoted by 'H', 'M' or

'F' at the start of the line.

At the top of the screen are display and line formatting options:

Insert a Field

Position the cursor a the location to insert the field. Press the

key to display a list of all available fields.

Click on Properties to change display format and width.