Introduction

Overview of the Forms and Tools for Creating Forms

The form tools are part of the Application Builder and make it possible to interactively create and edit forms (also called panes or windows) with graphics and various form objects such as lists, text input fields, check boxes, and buttons. The desktop environment in the Application Builder contains the following parts:

•	A Form contextual ribbon toolbar with buttons for creating new forms, inserting form objects, and controlling the grid and the layout.

•	An Application Builder window, which contains the application tree without the Model branch.

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One or more form windows (editor windows), where you can insert graphics and other form objects and design the form interactively. Each form in the application has its own form window. You can control the maximum number of editor windows that can be open at the same time using the Maximum number of editors before closing setting on the Application Builder page in the Preferences dialog box. To disable checking for the number of editors, clear the associated check box.

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A Settings window, which contains settings for the selected form or form object. Use those settings for editing properties of the forms and form objects. To open or close it, click the Settings button () in the Home ribbon toolbar. If you select multiple form objects, the Settings window for Multiple Objects includes common settings for all selected form objects, typically in the Position and Size and Appearance sections.

•	A separate Form 1 window (name reflects the name of the form that you are previewing) that displays a preview of the form so that you can check the layout and design of the form. To open and close it, click the Preview Form button () in the Form ribbon toolbar.