Managing form controls

You can set the type of the control, max size for the control, assign functions to the control using Prescient Author.

You can manage form controls on the master form and master detail forms.

To manage form controls on master form, open master form and click on Form Control button.

To manage form controls on master detail form, open master detail  form and click on Form Control button.

Following are steps to manage form controls

1. When you click on Form Control button Manage form control dialog will be displayed. Two list boxes are displayed on the dialog. one is Field Name and other is Form Control Name.
2. To set properties for the controls double cilck on name of the control from Form Control Name list box or select the control name form Form Control Name list box and click on Set Properties button.Control Properties dialog will be displayed. (Refer  to Control Properties).
3. You can add field on the form by slecting the field form Field Name list box and clicking on > button. Similarly to remove the field from fom by selecting the name from Form Control Name list box and clicking on < button.
4. You may change the position of the field on the form by selecting the field and clicking on ^ and V buttons.

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