Subform properties in the Subform tab

When you select a subform, the Subform tab in the Object palette displays several formatting options.

Source File

Sets the source file for the fragment reference. This property is visible only when the selected object is a fragment reference.

Fragment Name

Sets the name of the fragment. You can click the Frag Info button to view the fragment information.

This property is visible when a fragment reference or a fragment that is defined in a source file is selected. When the selected object is a fragment reference, this property does not appear if the source file is not specified. The Fragment Name list includes all the fragments in the specified source file. The Custom option directly supports setting a SOM expression or an ID value as the fragment reference and supports the implementation in the XML Forms Architecture.

Content

Sets positioned or flowed subform content.

Positioned: Positions the objects in the subform according to their individual X and Y coordinates.
Flowed: Positions the objects in the subform during the data-merging process so that no objects are rendered on top of each other.

Flow Direction

Sets a flow direction for flowed objects:

Top to Bottom: Lays down the objects one beneath the other.
Western Text: Lays down the objects from left to right, and when the objects wrap at the right edge of the subform, continue laying down objects one object down from left to right.
Right to Left: Sets the default tabbing order and data-fill order starting from the right of the page and moving to the left of the page.

Note: This option is unavailable unless the Flowed option is selected in the Content list.

Allow Page Breaks Within Content

Enables or disables page breaks in the middle of a subform.

This Subform Is An Insertion Point

Defines the selected subform as an insertion point. See Creating an insertion point.

Name

Name of the insertion point subform.

Presence

Controls whether an object is displayed in a PDF form when users view the form in Acrobat or Adobe Reader, or when users print the form:

Visible: The object is visible on-screen, visible in the printed form, and occupies space in the form layout. Visible is the default presence setting for all objects.
Visible (Screen Only): The object is visible on-screen, not visible in the printed form when printed from within Acrobat or Adobe Reader, and occupies space in the form layout.
Visible (Print Only): The object is not visible on-screen, visible in the printed form (when printed from within Acrobat, Adobe Reader, or directly from the server), and occupies space in the form layout.
Invisible: The object is not visible on-screen, not visible in the printed form, and occupies space in the form layout.
Hidden (Exclude from Layout): The object is not visible on-screen, not visible in the printed form, and does not occupy any space in the form layout.
One-sided Printing Only: The object is only printed when using single-sided printing.
Two-sided Printing Only: The object is printed when using double-sided printing. This option is useful when you want to place the page number in a different corner of the page when using double-sided printing than when using single-sided printing.

Locale

Renders the data according to the specified locale for language and country or region. You can select a specific language and country from the list, or you can specify one of these options:

Default Locale: Uses the Default Locale specified in the Defaults tab of the Form Properties dialog box.
Viewer’s System Locale: Uses the system locale of the user’s computer.
Note: Locales in the Locale list are organized first by language and then by country or region.