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Pages represent the canvas on which you build your form
design. To lay out a form design, you drag objects, such as Text
Fields, from the Object Library palette onto the page. Use the Design
View tab to view, add, delete, and edit pages.
To show or hide a page
You can show or hide pages in a form
design by using different methods:
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To show the Design View tab if another tab is active,
in the Layout Editor, click the Design View tab.
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To show or hide the Design View tab, select View > Design
View.
To add a page
You
can add a page by using the Insert menu or Hierarchy palette.
If the Hierarchy palette is not visible, select Window > Hierarchy.
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To add a page, click the Design View tab and select Insert
> New Page.
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To add a page in the Hierarchy palette, right-click the required
page-level subform and select New Page.
To delete a page
You
can delete a page by using the Insert menu or Hierarchy palette.
if the Hierarchy palette is not visible, select Window > Hierarchy.
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To delete a page, click anywhere on the page and select
Edit > Delete Page.
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To delete a page in the Hierarchy palette, right-click the
page-level subform that corresponds to the page and select Delete.
To move between multiple pages
If your form design has multiple
pages, you can easily move from one to another by using the Layout
Editor or Hierarchy palette.
If the Hierarchy palette is not visible, select Window > Hierarchy.
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In the Design View tab, scroll up or down to the required
page.
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In the Hierarchy palette, click the required page.
To reorder pages
If you need to change the order of the
pages, you can use the Hierarchy palette.
If the Hierarchy palette is not visible, select Window > Hierarchy.
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In the Hierarchy palette, select the subform that corresponds
to the page you want to move.
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Drag the subform to a new position below the “form1” node.
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Repeat steps 1 and 2 until all the pages are in the order
you prefer.
To rename a page
You
can change the name of a page by using the Hierarchy palette or
the Binding tab of the Object palette. The default name of a page
node in the Hierarchy palette is “(untitled Subform) (page 1)”,
“(untitled Subform) (page 2)”, and so on.
If the Hierarchy palette is not visible, select Window > Hierarchy.
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In the Hierarchy palette, right-click the page node and
select Rename Object. Type a new name for the page.
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With the Design View tab selected, click anywhere on the
page, click the Object palette and, in the Binding tab, type a new
name for the page.
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