Customize list forms and views

  1. In Page view in the Normal pane, right click on a form or view of an interactive list or document library, and then click Layout Customization View.
  2. Do one of the following:

    Modify a form

    1. In the region that displays list fields, do one or more of the following:
      • To change the order of the fields, click and drag a field (displayed either as a form field, such as a text box, or by field name) to another location within the form.
      • To remove a field, click a field (displayed either as a form field, such as a text box, or by field name) and press DELETE.

        Note   Deleting a field from a form does not delete it from the list or document library.

      • To replace a field with another one, double-click a field (displayed either as a form field, such as a text box, or by field name), and in the Field to display box, select a different field.
      • To add a new field, right-click in the form, and click List Field. In the Field to display box, select a field, and under Display options, click an option to display either the name of the field or the field itself (such as a text box).

    2. To modify another part of the page, click outside of the form, and add custom content and formatting.

    Modify a view

    1. In the region that displays list fields  — including the region that repeats for every item — do one or more of the following:
      • To change the order of the fields, click and drag a field (displayed either as a hyperlink or as <<FIELD NAME>>) to another location within the view.

      • To remove a field, click a field (displayed either as a hyperlink or as <<FIELD NAME>>) and press DELETE.

        Note   Deleting a field from a view does not delete it from the list or document library.
      • To replace an existing field with another field, double-click a field (displayed either as a hyperlink or as <<FIELD NAME>>), and in the Field to display box, select a different field.

      • To add a new field, right-click in the view, and click List Field. In the Field to display box, select a field, and under Display options, click an option to display either the name of the field or the data that the field stores.

        Note   In the beginning section of a view, when you click the Show the field data option for a field, the field is rendered as a hyperlink that site visitors can click to sort the list.

    2. To modify another part of the page, click outside of the view, and add custom content and formatting.
  3. To cancel your changes, right click the form or view, and click Live Data View; otherwise, click Save .

Note   Once you have modified a form or view with layout customization view in Microsoft FrontPage, you can no longer edit the form or view using a Web browser. However, you can continue to maintain the customized version in FrontPage.