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************************ Word Processing Features Help ***********************
This special form is used for defining justification, word wrap, read only,
and look-up definitions for fields.
Fields can be defined to right, left, or center justify.
Turning on word wrapping for a field is done by specifying the next field
wrapping is to take place to. For instance, field 1 may wrap to field 2, 2 to
3, etc.
Read only fields are useful for information that is loaded from a file or
database which is to be displayed but not modified. The first field of this
special form shows the name of the form you are editing. It is a read only
field and you are not allowed to modify it.
The look-up facility of Form Master is a convenient and powerful way to fill
in many fields in your form at once. Information to fill contents of fields
is looked up from reference files called look-up files. Rules for the content
and naming of look-up files are in the Form Master documentation. Three
different look up files may be defined for your form. A field can use any one
of the three as you specify on this form. Field look-ups require the user to
press F4 (unless re-defined) or Alt-F to perform.
Fields are specified by their number. They are numbered in order beginning
with 1. Use F6 to display all the fields in order with their number, row,
column, and size. (F6 has been re-defined on this form to display the file
FIELDS.LST.)
Rules:
There are 5 columns of fields on this special form. List the field number of
those fields you want to operate on in the first column. If you want a
particular field to right, left, or center justify, place an "R", "L", or "C"
in the second column. If you want a field to word wrap to another field,
place the number of the "wrap-to" field in the third column. If you want a
field to be "read only", place a "Y" in the fourth field. If you want a field
to be used for field look-ups, place a "1", "2", or "3" in the fifth field,
depending on which look-up file to use.
Example:
You want fields 1 through 3 to word wrap, field 4 to be read only, field 5 to
right justify, and field 6 to have look-up capability from look-up file number
1. Enter the fields as follows:
Field Just Wrap to R/O Look-up
----- ---- ----- --- -----
1 2
2 3
4 Y
5 R
6 1
Notes:
Avoid fields having the following combinations of features as the results will
probably not be desirable:
o justify with word wrap, read only, or look-up
o word wrap with read only
If your form is edited in such a way that fields are added, removed, or their
ordering is changed, you must make corresponding changes here to account for
the changes in the field numbers. Otherwise, these features may not work
properly.
All field entries on this special form are checked when returning to the Form
Master main menu. Invalid entries will be shown on the display and replaced
with defaults.