Step 3.1. Confirm Form Properties (New Form)

About this task

Note: You cannot change the form's page layout after you create it. It is recommended that you double-check the form's properties before you save it. If you want to change them you can easily create a new form and enter your revised specifications in the New Form dialog box.

It is also a good idea to enter summary information for future reference.

Procedure

  1. Click File on the WYSIWYG Form Editor's menu bar.
  2. Select Form Properties...

    A Form Properties dialog box opens.

  3. Enter and review information on each of the tabs.
    • Summary Info
    • Layout
    • Print options

    Summary Info tab

    Summary info provides users with the form's administrative details. as follows.

    Data Field Access Description
    Author Read/write Person, company or division responsible for creating the form. Entry depends on your company's policy.
    Created Date Read only Date the form was created.
    Modified Date Read only Date of the last time the form was modified.
    Last saved User ID Read only Last Windows login ID of the person who saved the form.
    Printer Name or Type Read/write Name or type of printer that should be selected for this form.
    Revision number Read only Number of the last revision.
    Description Read/write Reference for users and developers describing what the form is and what it is for.
    Maximum Length 1024 characters

    Layout tab

    The read-only layout tab displays the choices you made in the New Form dialog box. If you want to change these choices close this form without saving it and create a new form that will reflect your changes.

    Note: If you want to change the paper and/or margins, create a new form and copy your configuration to that form.

    Print Options

    Options on the Print Options tab are as follows.

    Option Description
    Print Upside Down Checked Prints the form upside down.
    Clear Prints the form right-side up.
    Missing Data Characters Missing characters that need to be printed for the form's objects where data cannot be fetched.
    Default ???
    Copies Read-only The number of copies that will be printed of each form. The number is selected in the BCO function blocks: Broadcast Form, Send Form to Device, Send WYSIWYG Form, Send WYSIWYG Form, Send WYSIWYG Form By Variable.
    The history file is the only copy of the form that will display a number other than 1, the default value for number of copies. This number is recorded only from entries in either function block. A user can change the number of copies when resending or redirecting selected forms through the Broadcast Queue Manager. However, the temporary number will not display on the Print Options tab in the forms' history files. The number of copies displays for forms as follows.
    Default: 1
    New form: 1
    * History form: Number of copies printed of the selected form; the file of the printed form is found in the printed forms' History folder. The history file is the only copy of the form that will display a number other than 1.