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2. In the Open dialog box, select the metafile you
want to display in the Picture Data Box, and
click the Open button.
The new metafile replaces the picture in the
Picture Data Box.
To save a metafile from a Picture Data Box:
1. Right-click on the Picture Box and choose
Save File.
2. In the Save As dialog box, type a file name and
then click Save.
The picture is saved to a file in Windows
metafile (.wmf) format.
Setting Box Properties
Use the Box Properties dialog box to set
ChemFinder form attributes, including: data source,
display type, font, and box style.
To open the Box Properties dialog box:
• Right-click on a data box and choose
Properties.
The Box Properties dialog box appears.
NOTE: The “Properties” option is only available
in Layout mode.
Setting Data Box Styles
You can use the Box Properties dialog box to change
the style of a data box on a form. For example, you
can change a data box to a frame or picture.
The Box Style menu only shows applicable styles
for each field. For example, you cannot show a real
number in a Picture.
For information about field types, see “Creating
Fields” on page 72.
You can choose from the following styles:
• Data Box—displays alphanumeric data. Can
display multiple lines of data.
• Frame—displays alphanumeric data. Can
display a single line of data.
• Plain Text–displays alphanumeric data. Text
data can be displayed in multiple lines. (Use
Ctrl+Enter to start a new line.) You set the field
size when you create the field, up to a maximum
of 254 characters.
• Picture–displays Windows metafile data.
Pictures are scaled to fit within picture boxes,
with fixed height to width ratios.
• Formula–displays any kind of text but numbers
are subscripted. Formulas are presented in
modified Hill order, as follows: If a substance
contains both carbon and hydrogen, the carbons
are listed first, followed by the hydrogen atoms,
followed by other elements alphabetically by
element symbol. If a substance contains carbon,
the carbons are listed first, followed by other
elements alphabetically by element symbol.
Otherwise, all elements are listed alphabetically
by element symbol.
• Button–used to create buttons to actuate
scripts. Buttons display button labels.
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