Editing all elements with common commands

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Editing all elements with common commands

The following editing procedures are applicable to any element:

1	Click an element once to select it.

2	Go to the Edit menu and choose Copy.

Note that if you want to paste the element onto another form, display that form in the Customize window.

3	Go to the Edit menu and choose Paste. A copy of the element appears in the window.

Select the element and press Backspace or Delete on your keyboard.

Undo last change

To undo the last change you made to the current form, either click the undo button (

) or press Ctrl + zclick Command + z.

Move an element

1	Click the element and hold down the mouse button. The cursor changes to a hand pointer.

2	Drag the element to the desired location. In the example below, the [Invoice #] data field is being dragged below its original position.

Specify the element location

1	Double-clickSelect the element you want to move and click the Format button. The Field Properties windowFormat window appears.

2	In the Location fields of the Fields tab, type the distance from the top and left edges of the form to the top left corner of the element.

Keyboard arrows

1	Select the object you want to move.

2	Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the element to the desired location.

1	Click the element once to select it. Small squares, called handles, appear on the element.

2	Drag a handle to change the size of the element.

1	Click the element you want to send behind another element.

2	Click the Send to backBack button.

1	Click the element you want to bring in front of another element.

2	Click the Send to frontFront button.

■	Customizing forms

■	Adding and editing data and label elements

■	Adding and editing graphic elements

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