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CHAPTER 20 Enhancing Forms
Users Guide 561
Adding controls to the form
The topics in this section describe how to enhance a form by adding controls:
Adding columns to a form
You can add columns to a form: you can restore columns you have deleted or
add columns after you have modified the data source to include more columns.
❖ To add a column to a form:
1 Click the Column button in the Controls drop-down toolbar, or select
Insert>Column from the menu bar.
2 Click where you want to place the column.
The Select Column dialog box displays, listing columns not currently in
the form.
3 Select the column and click OK.
The column is added. No header or label is added, but you can create a header
or label by adding a text control to the form.
Adding text to a form
When InfoMaker generates a basic form from a form style and data source, it
places columns and their headings in the Layout view. You can add text
anywhere to make the form easier to understand.
❖ To add text to a form:
1 Click the Text button in the PainterBar, or select Insert>StaticText from
the menu bar.
2 Click where you want the text.
InfoMaker places the text control in the Layout view, and displays the
word text on the control, in the Text box in the StyleBar, and on the
General page in the Properties view.
3 Type the new text.
4 (Optional) Change the font, size, style, and alignment for the text by using
the StyleBar or changing the properties on the Font page in the Properties
view.