Xerox Paris, a document system Support & Software User Guide
Creating your first Form
The Paris Designer User Manual
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At the end of Chapter 3, you were told how to add a form filename to your model
environment in preparation for switching to the Form Editor to create a form.
environment in preparation for switching to the Form Editor to create a form.
If you previously exited the Designer, start the system again by opening the
Environment Editor. If it is not the current environment, open your model
environment [Mynew.env]and load the sample data file [Ms-Stat.dta]. (The data
must be loaded before you can switch editors.)
Environment Editor. If it is not the current environment, open your model
environment [Mynew.env]and load the sample data file [Ms-Stat.dta]. (The data
must be loaded before you can switch editors.)
To switch to the Form Editor:
1.
In the Environment Editor window, choose open the System menu and choose
the Switch option.
the Switch option.
2.
A pop-up dialogue will appear, asking if you want to switch to the Form
Editor. Choose the ‘OK’ button. You will be switched to the Form Editor
window.
Editor. Choose the ‘OK’ button. You will be switched to the Form Editor
window.
In the Form Editor, the form filename you have added to your environment will be
displayed in the title bar of the window. The environment elements will be
displayed in
displayed in the title bar of the window. The environment elements will be
displayed in
BLUE
. As you add form elements, they will be displayed in BLACK.
The Form Editor window is similar to that of the Environment Editor, with fewer
menus. All the tools are available except for the Add Text Block tool.
menus. All the tools are available except for the Add Text Block tool.
With the text blocks created in the Environment Editor in view, you can add some
form elements to the page.
form elements to the page.
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The Environment Editor
The Form Editor