Operation Manual

Adding Dynamic Content 261
Form
Control
Icon
Form
Control
Name
When to use?
Form
Button
Use when specifying an action that can be
triggered by a button click. A whole range of
buttons of varying design and function can be
created. Some uses include:
• Advanced - Displays menu options that
are only applicable for advanced uses.
• Show All - Displays all menu options.
• Next page - Jumps the form recipient to
the next page.
• Open - Opens a file or Web link.
• Import - Imports form data.
Submit and Reset buttons are
available in the Form wizard. They
perform form submission and clear all
form data, respectively.
Edit Box Use for entering single-line text, numbers, or
a mixture of both. Someone's surname or
insurance number would be a good example.
Text Area Use for adding multi-line text, numbers or a
mixture of both. Generally used for entering
input, either textual or numerical, e.g. an
enquiry, recipe, or list of figures.
Combo
Box
For selection from a list of items in a drop-
down menu where only one item can be
selected by default, e.g. a gender combo.