Form

The list holds the reference to the form that this subform links to. Choose an existing form object other than the form that you add the form object to, or choose if you do not want to link to any form.

Select the check box to surround the subform with a border. If cleared, the subform’s border is not visible. If you add a border, it includes the title of the form that the subform links to.

In addition, the window has the following section.

This section contains all layout settings for a form object in the grid of the parent form.

In the grid mode, you can control the horizontal and vertical alignment of the form object using the following lists:

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From the list, choose , , , or , which automatically expands the form object to fill the cell in the horizontal or vertical direction (where applicable).

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From the list, choose , , , or , which automatically expands the form object to fill the cell in the horizontal or vertical direction (where applicable).

The need to specify the alignment is most obvious when working in the grid mode, as it controls how the form object is aligned in its grid cell. Aligning the form object can be useful in the sketch mode too, and you can then use the alignment tools on the menu in the toolbar’s section. When running the application in any client other than the Windows client, the form objects may not be positioned exactly as seen in the form windows. This is because the form objects may have a different size in other clients, giving them a slightly different positioning. Specifying the alignment ensures that the form objects are aligned as you want them to be in all clients.

You can also specify the width and height of the form. By default, they are determined automatically. To adjust the width, select from the list and then enter a width (in points) in the associated field. If you have chosen from the list, you can instead specify a . Choose to compute the minimum width automatically (typically, this means a minimum size of 0) or choose to specify a minimum width in the text field underneath. To adjust the height, select from the list and then enter a height (in points) in the associated field. If you have chosen from the list, you can instead specify a . Choose to compute the minimum height automatically (typically, this means a minimum size of 0) or choose to specify a minimum height in the text field underneath.

Additionally, in the sketch mode, you can specify the absolute position of the form object using the and fields. In the grid mode, you can position the object in the grid and see the grid position as the , , , and values.

	The form windows update these size and positioning settings through the draw operations performed there, such as resizing and moving the object.

Under (in grid mode only), you can control the margins around the form object. By default, the margins are taken from the parent form. From the list, choose: