Opening the Form Designer

About this topic

To open the Form Designer, you must have VWorks Technician- or Administrator-level access.

This topic describes how to open the Form Designer and how to move and resize the window.

Procedures

To open the Form Designer and create a new form:

1	In the VWorks window, choose File > New > Form. The Form Designer window opens, and three buttons appear by default in the Form Canvas area.

2	In the Form Designer window, click Save As. In the Save As dialog box, specify the file name and storage location. The file is saved with the .VWForm file extension.

Figure. Form Designer window with the three default buttons

 

To open the Form Designer and edit a form:

1	In the VWorks window, choose File > Open. In the Open dialog box, select the .VWForm file that you want to edit, and then click Open.

The form tab appears in the protocol area of the VWorks window.

2	Choose Tools > Edit Form. The selected form appears in the Editing .VWForm window.

Figure. Editing .VWForm window with a form to be edited

 

Moving and resizing the window

You can move the Form Designer window to the side of the screen so that you can continue to access the protocol task parameters while designing your form.

To move the Form Designer window:

Drag the Form Designer window to the new location.

To resize the Form Designer window:

Move the pointer to an edge of the window. When the pointer turns into a double-sided arrow, drag the edge of the window to the new size.

To resize the areas inside Form Designer window:

Move the pointer over the vertical splitter bar that separates each area. When the pointer turns into a double-sided arrow, drag the splitter to the new position.

Related information

 

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