IBM Lotus Symphony
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The Form Object bar becomes visible as soon as you select a form object when working in the design mode.
Function name | icon | Description |
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Select | ![]() |
Allows you to select objects in the current document. |
Arrange | ![]() |
Changes the stacking order of the one or more selected objects. (Contains drop-down items) |
Anchor (For text documents and spreadsheets.) |
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Allows you to switch between anchoring options. (Contains drop-down items) |
Wrap (Only for text documents.) |
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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 | ![]() |
Modifies the alignment of selected objects. (Contains drop-down items) |
Group | ![]() |
Groups the selected objects, so that they can be moved as a single object. |
Ungroup | ![]() |
Breaks apart the selected group into individual objects. |
Enter Group | ![]() |
Opens the selected group, so that you can edit the individual objects. |
Exit Group | ![]() |
Exits the group, so that you can no longer edit the individual objects in the group. |
Control Properties | ![]() |
Opens a dialog for editing the properties of a selected control. |
Form Properties | In this dialog you can specify, among others, the data source and the events for the whole form. | |
Form Navigator | ![]() |
The Form Navigator displays all forms and subforms of the current document with their respective controls. |
Activation Order | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
Opens forms in Design Mode so that the form can be edited. |
Display
Grid (Only for text documents.) |
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Specifies whether to display the grid. |
Snap
to Grid (For text documents and spreadsheets.) |
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Specifies that you can move objects only between grid points. |
Guide
when Moving (For text documents and spreadsheets.) |
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Specifies whether to display guides when moving an object. |