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Defining the page layout

You can define the page layout by using page layout elements that structure elements into either:

Once the page layout is defined you can drag and drop additional elements into the page layout elements to define the contents of the form. See Adding elements.

To define the page layout:

  1. Click Panels button (Editing mode).
  2. Click the Elements tab. See Online form builder - Elements tab.
  3. Click the Page Layout sub-tab of the Elements tab.

    The Page Layout sub-tab is displayed.

    Elements tab (Page layout elements)

  4. Add a page layout element by dragging and dropping it onto the Form window. You can add either:

    Drag and drop (Page layout, one column)

  5. Repeat step 4 until you have added all the page layout elements required for your form.

    Form structure (after defining the form layout

  6. Click the first page layout panel.

    The element editor controls are displayed.

    One column element (selected)

  7. Click Online form editor (Properties button).

    The Properties tab is displayed.

    Online form editor (Properties tab, Page layout element)

  8. Change the description in the Heading Text property to your preferred heading. For example, Contact Details.
  9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 until all headings have been updated.

    Form structure (after defining the form layout, with headings)

    Tip: You can reorder panels while in the Panels editing mode by dragging and dropping them to their new locations.
    Dragging and dropping columns

  10. Click Online form editor (Save button).

Last modified: 18/05/2017 4:45:05 PM

See Also

Building forms

Creating new forms

Opening forms

Adding elements

Deleting elements

Updating element text

Mapping elements to Synergetic fields

Mapping activity elements to Synergetic activities

Populating drop-down lists with Synergetic lookup table values

Applying validation rules

Applying element styles

Defining default values

Defining element statuses

Creating events

Linking text fields to user account details

Publishing forms

© 2017 Synergetic Management Systems. Published 29 June 2017.

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