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Enhancing the appearance of the form design makes it easier
to use and more visually appealing. You can improve the appearance
of a form design by performing tasks such as changing fonts, colors,
arranging fields, and setting default values.
Rearrange and modify the appearance of fieldsIn Designer,
arrange the fields so that they appear one below another. To move a
field, click and hover your mouse over the field until a cross appears,
and then drag it to a new location on the form design. Arrange the
fields from top to bottom in the following order:
Name
Loan Amount
Phone Or Email
Approval Status
Press the Control key and click the Name, Loan Amount, Phone Or Email,
and Approval Status fields so that all four are selected.
Drag the rightmost border of the selected fields to the right
to make all the fields larger.
Select Layout > Align > Left to
left align the fields with the leftmost border.
Click in an empty area on the form design to deselect the
fields.
Note: Errors in spelling appear
with warning signs to the right of the field in your form design
because it is based on the name from your schema. You can ignore
them for the purposes of this tutorial.
Set a field to read-only and set its default valueSelect the Approval Status text field.
In the Object Palette, click the Value tab.
From the Type list, select Read Only.
In the Default box, type PENDING APPROVAL.
Select File > Save.
You have added
form objects to the form design by using a schema file. You also rearranged
the fields on the form design and set the Approval Status field
to read-only with a default value of PENDING APPROVAL. The form
design looks like this illustration.
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