Specifications

CHAPTER 20 Enhancing Forms
Users Guide 549
Resizing controls in the Form painter
You can resize a control using the mouse or the keyboard.
Using the mouse
To resize a control using the mouse, select it, then grab an edge and drag it with
the mouse.
Using the keyboard
To resize a control using the keyboard, select the control and do the following:
In grid forms
You can resize columns in grid forms.
❖ To resize a column in the Form painter:
1 Position the pointer at a column boundary.
The pointer changes shape to a two-headed arrow.
2 Press and hold the left mouse button and drag the boundary to resize the
column.
3 Release the mouse button when the column is the correct width.
Aligning controls in the Form painter
Often you need to align several controls or make them all the same size. You
can use the grid to align the controls, or have InfoMaker align them for you.
❖ To align controls in the Form painter:
1 Select the control whose position you want to use to align the others.
InfoMaker displays handles around the selected control.
2 Extend the selection by pressing and holding the Ctrl key and clicking the
controls you want to align with the first one.
All the controls have handles on them.
To make the control Press
Wider Shift+Right Arrow
Narrower Shift+Left Arrow
Taller Shift+Down Arrow
Shorter Shift+Up Arrow