Creating a new form
Adding a New Form
To create or edit a form click on the Forms icon on the top menu bar. The left column will refresh to show a list of forms that have already been created.
To create a new form type a name for your form in the box at the bottom of the left column and click create. Your form will then appear in the list in the left column.
To edit your new form, or an existing form, double click on the form name in the left column. The form editor will then open in the main area of the screen ready to be edited.
The top part of the editor shows you what your form will look like (bear in mind that styles set in external files may alter the appearance of your forms). At the bottom you can set the individual properties for each component. Some of these are common between components and some are specific to a particular type.
When creating a new form, a ‘frame’ component is automatically inserted. This is a border around a set of other components that groups elements of a form together with a title, or label, in the top left corner. If you want to create other form fields inside this frame click on the top left of the component where it says ‘No label’ and enter the title you want to appear in the frame in the Label box of the properties at the bottom of the screen.
Click the Save changes button and once the screen has refreshed click the New inside… button. This will allow you to create form fields inside your frame. You can also create new frames or new fields above or below your saved frame by clicking the New above… or New below… buttons.
If you don’t want a frame around your form components you can click on the ‘No label’ area and then select a different type of component from the drop down list in the frame properties. The form will refresh to show you the new component in its place and the properties relating to your new component will also be displayed.
