The Form Objects
Overview of the Form Objects
When you click the Insert Object button () on the Form ribbon toolbar, a palette (gallery) with the following types of form objects appears.
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A set of Input form objects:
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An Input Field object for user inputs
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A Button object
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A Toggle Button object
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A Check Box object
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A Combo Box object
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A set of Labels:
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A Text Label object
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A Unit object
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An Equation object
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A Line object
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A set of Display objects:
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A Data Display object
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A Graphics object
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A Web Page object
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An Image object
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A Video object
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A Progress Bar object
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A Gauge object
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A Log object
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A Message Log object
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A Results Table object
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A set of Subforms:
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A Form object
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A Form Collection object
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A Card Stack object
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A Card object, which you can add and edit from a Card Stack object
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A set of Composite form objects:
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A File Import object
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An Information Card Stack object for displaying application information cards
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An Array Input object
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A Radio Button object
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A Selection Input object
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A set of Miscellaneous form objects:
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A Text object
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A List Box object
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A Table object
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A Slider object
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A Knob object
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A Hyperlink object
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A Toolbar object
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A Spacer object
See the following sections for details about each type of form object. Select the form object that you want to insert. A form object of that type is then inserted into the selected form’s editor window. For a selected form object, the Settings window displays its properties, which you can edit to control the object’s appearance and behavior. If you select multiple form objects, the Settings window displays common properties only.