The Tool Bar

The tool bar, at the bottom of the Template View, supplies you with a set of tools for building your customized cabinet template.  Use this chapter as a reference guide when creating and editing cabinets.

        The Selection Tool

The Selection Tool is used for moving fields on the canvas area of the Template View.  To use the selection tool, tap the tool, then tap a field and drag it to your selected destination.  Also use the Selection Tool to resize the field and modify a field by tapping the Editor triangle in the upper right corner of any field.

        The Text Field Tool

The Text Field Tool lets you create text and number fields for your cabinet template.  Use this field to store names, addresses, phone numbers and other text and number information.

        The Radio Buttons Tool

Radio buttons are created in sets of two.  Radio buttons give you one of two options.

        The Poplist Tool

Poplists contain up to four items that you can personalize by tapping the editor triangle.  

        The Checkbox Tool

Title and customize your checkboxes using the editor triangle.

        The Static Text Tool

Use a static text field to label or title parts of the cabinet.  The static text field cannot be changed by a user in the Data Entry View. 

        The Picture Tool

The Picture Tool lets you create a field for sketching.

        The Border Tool

The Border Tool lets you create a variety of borders to accent your fields.  Tap the Editor triangle to choose from various frames, frame widths, roundness, shadows or fills.

        The Paragraph Tool

The Paragraph Tool makes a field with several lines to accommodate large amounts of text.

        The Zap Tool

To delete fields, tap the Zap Tool then the field on the canvas area that you wish to delete.  The field will disappear in a cloud of smoke.  The Zap Tool will not delete fields that have been saved.

        The Align/Nudge/Page Tool

The Align/Nudge/Page Tool actually serves three functions.

• The Align Tool allows you to line up fields by their top, bottom, left or right edges.  Highlight the fields you want lined up by tapping on them.  Then tap the set of lines that correspond with the edges you want aligned.

• The Nudge Tool moves your fields up, down, left and right in small increments.  Just highlight the field then tap on the arrow pointing in the direction you want the field to move.

• The Page button lets you move fields from one page to another.  Highlight the field, then tap the Page button and designate the page the field should be moved to.

        The Layered Tool

Use the Layered Tool to move a field that is below another to the top.  Simply tap the Layered Tool then the field you want moved to the front.