Operation Manual

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In addition, hidden fields can be added by right-clicking on the entire form
and selecting Edit Form Properties.... The dialog's Hidden Fields tab allows
for input of any number of hidden fields.
Editing form controls
Each form control type (buttons, text field, etc.) has different characteristics
and therefore different values for editing. Values can be changed as you create
the form or at a later time after the control has been added to the form.
Typically you may want to:
• change the internally stored control Name and its Initial Value (what
gets displayed on-screen by default).
• treat the control's value as script (check to preserve initial value's script
content instead of converting it to HTML).
• set a Maximum length for the field (use as a type of validation).
• set the field to Disabled. Check to make the control inactive unless
activated by script.
• control with a keyboard shortcut (use
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control on the web page and choosing the Edit option,
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ces
value
pairs one-by-one (use the Add Another button to speed up the process).
set an Access key. Jump to the form
with Alt key and keyboard letter).
make a control Read only (check to make control non-editable unless
changed by script). Could be conditional on other fields being completed.
• create a control suitable for a Password (web visitor input is masked).
The WebForm Wizard's Edit Control... button lets you modify the control
during form creation. Alternatively, the control can be edited later by right-
clicking on the form
e.g. Edit Text Box.
Combo Box editing
Editing a combo box is a little more complicated than other fields. The comb
Box needs to be populated with multiple entries to create selection choi
within the box. In the From Combo Box dialog, use Add Options... to
sequentially build up your menu entries—this involves adding name and