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To use a tool on the Layout tab, click the tool's icon, then click in the layout area. To use a tool on the Arrange tab, select the objects you want to align, resize or tile, then click the appropriate tool.
To add and manipulate objects in the layout window, use tools from the Toolbox. The following tools are available:
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Arrow tool |
Select, resize and move objects in the window layout. Objects highlighted by the arrow tool can be dragged into position in the layout area. |
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Text tool |
Add text objects to the layout area. Select the text tool, then click in the appropriate location to type text in the layout. |
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Picture tool |
Place pictures from the picture library in the layout area. Select the picture tool, then click the mouse in the desired location in the layout area; the Pictures window will appear. Select a picture and click OK. |
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Line tool |
Add lines to the layout area. |
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Shape tool |
Add rectangles, circles and other shapes to the layout area. |
The toolbox also contains tools you can use to add new fields to a window. Adding new fields is described in the topic Adding New Fields.
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Push button tool |
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Drop-down list tool |
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Combo box tool |
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List box tool |
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Multi-select list tool |
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Big text tool |
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String tool |
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Integer tool |
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Currency tool |
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Date tool |
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Time tool |
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Visual switch tool |
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Horizontal list box tool |
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Radio group tool |
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Radio button tool |
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Check box tool |
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Progress indicator tool |
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Clicking the Arrange tab in the Toolbox displays an additional set of tools used to align, resize or tile fields in the window. These tools are described in the following table.
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Aligns the selected objects with the top object in the group. |
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Aligns the selected objects with the leftmost object in the group. |
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Aligns the selected objects with the rightmost object in the group. |
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Aligns the selected objects with the bottom object in the group. |
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Shrinks the selected objects to the height of the shortest object in the group. |
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Shrinks the selected objects to the width of the narrowest object in the group. |
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Enlarges the selected objects to the width of the widest object in the group. |
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Enlarges the selected objects to the height of the tallest object in the group. |
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Resizes the field to its default size, based upon how the visual properties for the field are set. |
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Tiles the selected objects horizontally. The value in the Space field specifies the space between objects. |
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Tiles the selected objects vertically. The value in the Space field specifies the space between objects. |
