• Creating an editable date/time field in a layout region with Display date selected displays a calendar pop-up that users click to choose a new date.
• Creating an editable date/time field in a layout region with Display time selected, displays a time control that let users pick a time by sliding the selection bar to a new time. To make the time control a duration control that lets users pick a range of time, specify that the field can allow multi-values. Then, on the Advanced tab, choose "Separate values when users enter Blank Line" and choose a separator.

To create a field in a layout region

1. Open the form.

2. Click the layout region and choose Create - Field.

3. Choose Design - Field Properties and assign a name to the field.

4. Assign a field type and then select Editable or a computed option.

Note You cannot use the following field types in a layout region: Color, Dialog List, Formula, Password, Rich Text, Rich Text Lite, or Time Zone.

To create a field label

1. Choose Create - Layout Region - Text.

2. Click the text area, choose Design - Object Properties, and type a field label in the Text box. Click the check mark.

3. Drag the text area above or to the left of the field and drag it to the size you want.

4. Click the Font tab to change the text style for the label.

To resize a field

Placing a field in a layout region allows you to adjust the way field values appear or to limit the number of characters users can enter in a field. To resize a field, drag the borders of the field.

See Also

Designing fields
Layout regions

Glossary