IBM Lotus Symphony


Form Object bar in Spreadsheets

The Form Object bar becomes visible as soon as you select a form object when working in the design mode.

Function name icon Description
Select Icon Allows you to select objects in the current document.
Arrange Icon Changes the stacking order of the one or more selected objects. (Contains drop-down items)
Anchor

(For text documents and spreadsheets.)

Icon Allows you to switch between anchoring options. (Contains drop-down items)
Wrap

(Only for text documents.)

Wrap Icon Specify the way you want text to wrap around an object. You can also specify the spacing between the text and the object. (Contains drop-down items)
Align Icon Modifies the alignment of selected objects. (Contains drop-down items)
Group GroupIcon Groups the selected objects, so that they can be moved as a single object.
Ungroup UngroupIcon Breaks apart the selected group into individual objects.
Enter Group EnterGroupIcon Opens the selected group, so that you can edit the individual objects.
Exit Group ExitGroupICon Exits the group, so that you can no longer edit the individual objects in the group.
Control Properties Icon Opens a dialog for editing the properties of a selected control.
Form Properties Icon In this dialog you can specify, among others, the data source and the events for the whole form.
Form Navigator Icon The Form Navigator displays all forms and subforms of the current document with their respective controls.
Activation Order Icon In the Tab Order dialog you can modify the order in which control fields get the focus when the user presses the tab key.
Automatic Control Focus AutoFocus Icon If Automatic Control Focus is activated, the first form control will be selected when you open the document. If the button is not activated, the text will be selected after opening.
Open in Design Mode Icon Opens forms in Design Mode so that the form can be edited.
Display Grid

(Only for text documents.)

Display Grid Specifies whether to display the grid.
Snap to Grid

(For text documents and spreadsheets.)

Snap to Grid Specifies that you can move objects only between grid points.
Guide when Moving

(For text documents and spreadsheets.)

Icon Specifies whether to display guides when moving an object.

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