Task 2: Set up form properties

1	Click the form properties () button in the tool palette of the Customize [...] window.

The Forms Properties window displays two tabs: the Layout tab and the Options tab.

Set up the paper and form sizes

2	In the Layout tab, type the number of forms you want to print per page.

3	Select the required type of paper from the Paper list.

4	Type the margins for the page.

5	Type the width and length of the form (not the paper) in the Form Size fields. If you are printing four checks per 11x17-inch page, type the width and length of a single check and not the width and length of the 11x17-inch page.

Set up the grid and add a background graphic

6	In the Options tab, specify the grid options for the form. The grid will help you position and align form fields.

If you want to:

a	make the grid visible in the layout, select Show Grid. Note that the grid will not be printed.

b	align the top and left margins of fields with the closest grid lines when you are repositioning them, select Snap to Grid.

c	change the spacing between the grid lines, make a selection from the Grid Size menu.

7	If you want, select a background graphic for the form:

a	Click Insert Background. The Open window appears.

b	Select the graphic file you want to use and click Open. The Field Properties window displays the graphic in the Sample Display area.

c	Using the Display menu, choose how the background graphic will appear on your printed form:

■	Top will position the image at the top of the form.

■	centre will centre the image on the form.

■	Tile will repeat the image in a grid-like pattern across and down the entire form.

■	Stretch will enlarge the image to fill the entire form. (Depending on its size and shape, this setting can distort the image.)

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Click OK.

Related topics

■	Task 3: Add and edit elements

■	Customizing forms