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To draw a Data Box:<br />

1. Click the Data Box tool .<br />

2. On the form, press and drag diagonally to<br />

create a box.<br />

4. Type the label you want to attach to the frame.<br />

5. Click OK.<br />

A fixed label appears on the frame.<br />

To change a label:<br />

To specify what type of data is displayed in the box,<br />

see “Creating and Editing Tabs” on page 260. If the<br />

form already has a database open, you can rightclick<br />

in the data box, select Field... and choose<br />

from a list of the available fields.<br />

Creating Frames<br />

The Frame tool allows you to create a label<br />

surrounding a data box or group of boxes. When<br />

you draw a new frame, you are automatically<br />

prompted for a text label to be attached to it.<br />

To create a frame:<br />

1. Click the Frame tool .<br />

2. On the form, press and drag diagonally to<br />

create a frame.<br />

A framed box appears with the label Data. To<br />

change the label:<br />

3. Right-click on the label and choose Label from<br />

the drop-down menu.<br />

The “Enter the label” dialog box appears.<br />

1. Right-click on the edge of a frame and choose<br />

Label.<br />

2. Enter the new label as above.<br />

Another way to change a frame's label is in the Box<br />

Properties dialog. For more information, see<br />

“Creating and Editing Tabs” on page 260.<br />

You can use a frame to show “live” data from the<br />

database. If a frame is connected to a database field,<br />

it is updated automatically as you browse or search.<br />

For example, you might place a frame around a<br />

structure field, where the label on the frame<br />

represents the name of the current structure. The<br />

label changes every time the structure does. You<br />

must use Box Properties to set up a live data<br />

connection for a frame.<br />

Creating Boxes with Frames<br />

The Framed Box tool allows you to create a data<br />

box and a frame simultaneously. You name the<br />

frame in the Enter the Label dialog box.<br />

When you create a data box and frame with the<br />

Framed Box tool, these two items are connected.<br />

To manipulate them separately:<br />

• Select the Framed box and from the Edit menu,<br />

choose Bring to Front.<br />

To create a framed data box:<br />

1. Click the Framed Box tool .<br />

2. On the form, click and drag to create a box.<br />

3. In the Enter the Label dialog box, type the label<br />

you want to attach to the frame, and click OK.<br />

ChemFinder<br />

<strong>ChemOffice</strong> 2005/ChemFinder Creating and Editing Forms • 257<br />

Creating Forms Manually

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