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Assign
a "Default descriptive name" to your
fields in Field Rules before creating a form.
This name will be used automatically as the field
title in layouts.
 When
creating a new form, start from the default form.
Use
the horizontal and vertical shift tools on the
Toolbox as a squeegee to open or close spaces
on the form.
To
select multiple objects on the form, you can
either A) left-click on the first object, then
hold down the [Shift] key as you left-click additional
objects, or B) hold down the left mouse button
as you "lasso"
around the objects.
Know
and use the Arrange menu/toolbar to align objects’ sizes,
position and spacing.To manipulate multiple objects
at once, group them using Arrange, Group.
Arrange,
Tab Order allows you to specify how the cursor
advances through the fields on a form as you
press [Tab] or [Enter] during data entry. Instead
of having to start selecting the tab order with "1" you
can start in the middle of the tab order by holding
down the [Shift] key and left-clicking on the
number from which you want to start ordering.
You
cannot manipulate objects on tabbed subforms
and frames as easily as you can in the regular
form grid. Lay out your objects first, then cut
and paste them into the tab page or frame.
Save
your form frequently as you are designing. When
experimenting, use Save As to save different
versions of your changes. Later you can always
delete the forms you don’t need.
 Remember,
forms have many uses in Alpha Five, such as:
Data
Entry Form
Printed Form
Menu or Control
Center
Dialog Box
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