Creating a field in a layout region

About this task

If you are designing a field in an application that will be accessed by Notes® clients only, placing a field in a layout region allows you to display the field value over text or graphics and limit the number of characters users can enter in a field. In addition, creating certain date/time fields in a layout region automatically displays calendar controls.

  • Creating an editable date/time field in a layout region with Display date selected displays a calendar pop-up that users click to choose a new date.
  • Creating an editable date/time field in a layout region with Display time selected, displays a time control that let users pick a time by sliding the selection bar to a new time. To make the time control a duration control that lets users pick a range of time, specify that the field can allow multi-values. Then, on the Advanced tab, choose "Separate values when users enter Blank Line" and choose a separator.

Layout regions are not supported in Web applications.

To create a field in a layout region

Procedure

  1. Open the form.
  2. Click the layout region and choose Create - Field.
  3. Choose Design - Field Properties and assign a name to the field.
  4. Assign a field type and then select Editable or a computed option.
    Note: You cannot use the following field types in a layout region: Color, Dialog List, Formula, Password, Rich Text, Rich Text Lite, or Time Zone.
  5. Drag the field horizontally or vertically to adjust its width and height.

To create a field label

Procedure

  1. Choose Create - Layout Region - Text.
  2. Click the text area, choose Design - Object Properties, and type a field label in the Text box. Click the check mark.
  3. Drag the text area so it is before the field and drag it to the size you want.
  4. Click the Font tab to change the text style for the label.

To resize a field

Procedure

Placing a field in a layout region allows you to adjust the way field values appear or to limit the number of characters users can enter in a field. To resize a field, drag the borders of the field.