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Selecting and Moving Screen Elements

Selecting Screen Elements

The items you see on the Form Editor's Main Screen and Block Viewer Screen are called screen elements. They include field captions and data fields shown on the Main Screen, and block names shown on the Block Viewer Screen. To select a screen element, press <SpaceBar> or over the element. To deselect an element, press <SpaceBar> or again.

Moving Screen Elements

To move a screen element such as a field or block to a new location, position the cursor over the element, select it with <SpaceBar> or , and then use the following key sequences to move the element:

Moving Screen Elements
To drag an element Press
Up one line <ARROW UP>
Down one line <ARROW DOWN>
Right one column <ARROW RIGHT>
Left one column <ARROW LEFT>
Five columns to the right <Tab> or S
Five columns to the left Q or A
Top of screen <PF1><ARROW UP>
Bottom of screen <PF1><ARROW DOWN>
Right edge of screen <PF1><ARROW RIGHT>
Left edge of screen <PF1><ARROW LEFT>

You can drag a field only within the boundaries of the block on which it is defined, and you can drag a block only within the boundaries of the page on which it is defined. Note that no matter where you move a field, it remains associated with the block on which it was originally defined.

If you select the caption of a field, both the caption and data portion of the field, if one exists, are selected and can be dragged as a single unit. If you select the data portion of a field, only the data portion is selected and can be dragged independently of the caption.

If you drag a block name to a new location on the Block Viewer Screen, all fields on that block move to a new location.

The Block Coordinate of a block defines the upper left boundary of the block. The block boundary extends from that coordinate to the lower right edge of the Display/Edit Area.

Similarly, the Page Coordinate of a page defines the upper left boundary of the page. If the page is a regular page, the page boundary extends from that coordinate to the lower right edge of the Display/Edit Area. If the page is a "pop-up" page, the Lower Right Coordinate of the page defines the lower right boundary of the page.

 


Reviewed/Updated: March 10, 2007