The
Record template,
which is found in the
Templates drawer
of the Palette view, creates a group of form fields that are equivalent
to
the fields in an EGL record part. To create the form fields, follow
these
steps:
- Open a form group in the EGL Text Form editor.
- Create
a form. See Creating a simple text or print form.
- On
the Palette view, click Record.
- Within
a form in the editor, click and hold the mouse to draw a rectangle
that represents the size and location of the fields. A preview box
next to
the mouse cursor shows you the size of the record fields and their
location
relative to the field.
Note: You can add a record only within an existing
form.
- When the record is the correct size, release
the mouse. The EGL Record
Placement window opens.
- In the EGL Record Placement, click Browse.
The
Select a Record Part dialog opens.
- In the Select a Record
Part dialog, click the name of the record part
that you want to use or type the name of a record part.
- Click OK.
The Create a Record window is populated
with a list of the fields in that record.
- Using one or more
of the following methods, select and organize the record
part fields that you want to display as fields in the form:
- To
remove a field, click its name and then click Remove .
- To add a field, follow these steps:
- Click the Add button.
The Edit Table Entry window
opens.
- In the Edit Table Entry window, type a name for the
field in the Field
Name box.
- In the Type list,
select a type for the field.
- If necessary for the type you
have selected, specify the precision for
the field in the Precision field.
- Specify
a width for the field in the Field Width field.
- If you want the field to be an input field, select the Make
this field an input field check box. Otherwise, clear
the check
box.
- Click OK.
- To
edit a field, follow these steps:
- Click the field's name.
- Click the Edit button. The Edit Table Entry
window
opens.
- In the Edit Table Entry window, type a name for the
field in the Field
Name box.
- In the Type list,
select a type for the field.
- If necessary for the type you
have selected, enter the precision for the
field in the Precision field.
- Specify
a width for the field in the Field Width field.
- If you want the field to be an input field, select the Make
this field an input field check box. Otherwise, clear
the check
box.
- Click OK.
- To
move fields up or down in the list, use the Up and Down buttons.
- Using the Orientation radio buttons,
choose a vertical
or horizontal orientation for the fields.
- In the Number
of Rows field, specify the number
of rows you want the group of fields to have.
- If you want
the group of fields to have a header row, select the Create
header row check box.
- Click Finish.