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To create a framed data box:
1. Click the Framed Box tool .
2. On the form, click and drag to create a box.
3. In the Enter the Label dialog box, type the label
you want to attach to the frame, and click OK.
The framed data box is labeled.
To edit the label of a framed data box:
1. Select the frame by carefully right-clicking near
the edge of the framed box and select Label.
2. In the Enter Box Label dialog box, type the new
label. The label does not have to match the
name of the field displayed in the box.
3. Click OK.
Automatic Labels
You can let ChemFinder automatically label your
framed box with the name of the field from the data
tree. This works slightly differently depending on
whether you created a box and added a frame, or
created a framed box.
To automatically label a framed box:
• Right-click inside the data box and select the
field from the drop down list.
The data appears in the data box and the frame
label changes to match the field name.
To automatically label a frame:
1. Right-click the frame label and select
Properties.
2. On the Box Properties tab, select a field from
the data tree. The field name will appear in the
text box under Data Source.
NOTE: If the text box is grayed out, you have
not clicked on the frame label.
3. Click OK.
The frame label changes to match the field
name selected.
4. Right-click in the data box and select the field
from the drop down list that corresponds with
the new label.
NOTE: When you change a label from the Box
Properties dialog box, the label and the data box are
treated separately. You must update the data box
manually to match the label.
Adding Plain Text
The Plain Text tool allows you to display text
without a box or a frame. You can use it to place a
static label on the form. But, like a frame, you can
use it to display live data if desired.
To use the Plain Text tool:
1. Click the Plain Text tool .
2. On the form, click and drag to create an area to
specify where the text will appear.
The Enter the Text dialog box appears.
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