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==== Basic Information ====
;Basic Information:
:;Name:Name of the Form
:;Name:Name of the Form


{{:Common:Use this Form for}}
{{:Common:Use this Form for}}


==== Display Style ====
;Display Style:
(This section does not appear for a Mobile Access form.)
This section does not appear for a Mobile Access form.


Choose a [[Display Styles|Display Style]] to use when performing these actions:
Choose a [[Display Styles|Display Style]] to use when performing these actions:
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:* Editing a Record
:* Editing a Record


==== Related Information Display Style ====
;Related Information Display Style:
(This section does not appear for a Mobile Access form.)
This section does not appear for a Mobile Access form.


Choose a style to use when Viewing Related Information in a record:
Choose a style to use when Viewing Related Information in a record:
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:* Horizontal Tabbed
:* Horizontal Tabbed


==== Advanced Options ====
;Advanced Options:
(This section does not appear for a Mobile Access form. It does not appear for some specialized objects used in CRM (customer relations management) applications.)
This section does not appear for a Mobile Access form. It does not appear for some specialized objects used in CRM (customer relations management) applications.


:;Show [[Tagging|Tags]] link:
:;Show [[Tagging|Tags]] link:

Revision as of 19:46, 20 March 2013

Basic Information
Name
Name of the Form

Common:Use this Form for

Display Style

This section does not appear for a Mobile Access form.

Choose a Display Style to use when performing these actions:

  • Viewing a Record
  • Adding a Record
  • Editing a Record
Related Information Display Style

This section does not appear for a Mobile Access form.

Choose a style to use when Viewing Related Information in a record:

  • Sectional
  • Horizontal Tabbed
Advanced Options

This section does not appear for a Mobile Access form. It does not appear for some specialized objects used in CRM (customer relations management) applications.

Show Tags link
  • Checkbox, checked by default
  • Optionally, uncheck to hide the Tags link
Show the Clone Form button
  • Checkbox, checked by default
  • Optionally, uncheck to hide the Clone Form button
Show the Print icon
  • Checkbox, checked by default
  • Optionally, uncheck to hide the Print icon
Show Field Hint
Show on-screen help for individual fields during any or all of the following actions:
  • View Record
  • Edit Record
  • Add Record
When Show Field Hint is enabled, this icon appears next to fields that have help text: (?) Hovering the mouse over the (?) icon displays the help text
If this option is enabled and there is text in the Description for a field in the Form, then:
  1. That text appears as on-screen help when the user clicks the Hint link, by default.
  2. In each Form, it becomes possible to specify the Field Hint to use for that field, in that form. (That text is then displayed as the field hint, overriding the field description.)

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Note: The Field Hint option is available for all field types, except for Custom Control and Lookup-Derived fields.

Remove a Field from the Layout

To Remove a Field from a Layout:

  • In the Forms tab, hover the mouse over the field to remove, and click the Remove Field button Delete.gif in the floating toolbar
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The field is removed from the layout, but it remains available in the object. Fields can be reused in this layout or any new layouts.