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# Creating Overlays

You can create any number of overlays for a form page. If you are naming your pages based on the form name, a default name will be given to the overlay, consisting of the page name, followed by “Overlay” and a number:

CLoan1_Overlay-1

If you are not naming your pages based on the form name, the overlay will be identified by number only.

Like page names, overlay names can only be 31 characters long. If your page name combined with the “Overlay-n” suffix exceeds 31 characters, the page name will be truncated. If you try to enter an overlay name that is longer than 31 characters, it will be truncated when you leave the field.

To create a new overlay

1. Display the FormView tree

2. Right-click on the name of the page that you want to create the overlay for. A context menu will appear:

3. Select New Overlay from the context menu. A new overlay will appear on the form page and in the FormView tree:

To name an overlay

1. Click on the overlay name in the FormView tree. The Overlay property page will appear in the property pane.

2. Click on the Name value field and enter the new name for your overlay:

The name must be unique and cannot be the same as the page name.

3. When you leave the field, the name you entered for your overlay will appear in the tree: