The Form Display Pane

The form display pane is where you create and lay out your form pages. The hor­i­zontal and vertical scroll bars allow you to scroll to different parts of the displayed page.

Zooming in and out

For a better view of your work, you can zoom in and out on your form with the zoom tool bar buttons or the menu. Keyboard equivalents are also available. If you look on the command tool bar, you will see the current zoom level next to the and zoom tools:
To zoom in and out by predefined levels:
  1. To zoom in 10%, do one of the following:

    • Click the on the tool bar.

    • Select Zoom In from the View menu.

    • Press + on the numeric keypad.

  2. To zoom out 10%, do one of the following:

    • Click the on the tool bar.

    • Select Zoom Out from the View menu.

    • Press + on the numeric keypad.

      Note: You must be actively working in the form display to use + or + .
To select a zoom level:
  1. Click the drop-down arrow in the field by the zoom buttons on the tool bar. A drop-down list will appear.
  2. Select the zoom percentage you want from the drop-down list.
Or
  1. Click on the value in the field.
  2. Enter the zoom percentage you want your form displayed in.
  3. Press or .
Or
  1. Open the View menu.
  2. Select Zoom to display the Zoom submenu.
  3. Click on the zoom percentage you want on the submenu.
To view the whole page:
  1. Click the drop-down arrow in the field by the zoom buttons to dis­play the drop-down list.
  2. Select Whole Page from the drop-down list.
To view the entire page width:
  1. Click the drop-down arrow in the field on the tool bar to display the drop-down list.
  2. Select Page Width from the drop-down list.

Hiding the form tree and property panes

If you want to view only your form page, you can hide the form tree pane and the property pane. This is particularly useful when you are moving objects around and you want to view more of your page.

To view only the form display pane on the screen:

Click and on the Activate tool bar.

or
  1. Open the View menu and select Toolbars.
  2. Deselect Property on the Toolbars submenu.
  3. Open the View menu and select Toolbars again.
  4. Deselect Form on the Toolbars submenu.

To redisplay the property and form panes:

Click and on the Activate tool bar.

or
  1. Open the View menu and select Toolbars.
  2. Select Property from the Toolbars submenu.
  3. Open the View menu and select Toolbars again.
  4. Select Form from the Toolbars submenu.