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Working with Variable Prompts
Working with the Variable Prompt
TousetheVariablePromptobject,dothefollowing:
1.
Clickonthe iconinthetoolbox.
Note:
YoucanalsoselectthecommandVariablePromptintheObjectmenu.
2. Clickontheform,whereyouwanttopositiontheobject.
3. Doubleclickontheobject.
Thedialogboxopenswithobjectproperties.
4. GototheContenttab.
5. SelectVariablefromtheContentpane.
6. Reviewtheformvariablesoraddnewvariables,andeditthelength,defaultvalues,and
entrytypelimitationsofcurrentvariables.
YourVariablePromptobjectissetupandreadyforuseintheform.
Aligning Objects on the Form
1. Selectallobjectsthatyouwanttoalign.
Note:
Pressandhold<Shift>keywhileclickingontheobjectstoselectmorethanoneobject.
2. SelectthecommandAlignfromtheTransformationsmenu.
ThesamealignoptionsareavailableintheTransformationstoolbar.
Moving and Resizing Objects
Youcanmoveselectedobjectstoanotherpositionbydraggingthem,orresizethem,byselecting
object'shandlesanddraggingtheminthedesireddirection.
Selecting Objects
Toselectanobject,simplyclickonit.Toselectmorethanoneobject,hold<Shift>whileclicking.
Youcanalsodragarectanglearoundtheobjectstoselectallofthem.Therectangledoesnothave
toencloseallofthem,itisenoughthatitonlytouchestheobjectsyouwanttoselect.
Using the keyboard to select objects
Youcanalsousekeyboardshortcutstoselectmoveandresizeobjects.
Cursor keys
Selects new object that is Up (down, left, right) from the
one already selected.
Ctrl + Cursor
keys
Moves the currently selected object in the direction of the
pressed cursor key.
Shift + Cursor
Keys
Resizes the selected object.
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