Adding a Box Adding a BoxAdding a Box
Adding a Box Field NameField Name Field NameField Name CommentComment CommentComment Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal PoPositionPoPositionsitionsition Vertical Position
Vertical PositionVertical Position
Vertical Position Enable PrintingEnable PrintingEnable PrintingEnable Printing Field WidthField Width Field WidthField Width Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Horizontal Thickness Thickness Thickness Thickness Vertical Vertical Vertical Vertical Thickness Thickness Thickness
Thickness ShapeShapeShape Shape Fill PatterFill PatterFill PatterFill Patternnnn Number of SidesNumber of SidesNumber of Sides Number of Sides Gray Level
Gray Level Gray Level
Adding a Box Adding a Box Adding a Box Adding a Box
To add a box field, click on the Add Box FieldAdd Box FieldAdd Box FieldAdd Box Field icon located on the Drawing Toolbar or choose Insert | Box FieldInsert | Box FieldInsert | Box Field from the menu bar. Insert | Box Field
The following message will appear:
Press and hold the mouse button or press ENTER when done.
You should now move the pointer to the proper position on the format. You may actually move to either the upper left corner or any of the other 3 corners of the area to be occupied by the box. When the pointer is properly positioned, press ENTER.
You may now move to the opposite corner of the area for the box. A rectangle will display the area as you use the mouse button or the arrow keys to expand or contract the area. When you have expanded the rectangle to the proper size, release the mouse button or press ENTER.
Now you will be prompted to expand the box's borders to the proper thickness. The following message will appear:
ADJUST SIDES TO PROPER THICKNESS
Drag with the mouse and release button when done, or use the arrow keys and press ENTER when done.
The left arrow will decrease vertical sides and the up arrow key will decrease horizontal sides. Pressing the arrow keys while holding down the shift key, will result in movements of .10 inches or 1.0mm.
When the box's borders are the proper thickness, press ENTER. The box will be added to the format and displayed.
For printers that support shaded boxes or polygons, you will be presented with the Create Box Field Specification screen. Each of the specification screen items are described below:
Field Name Field Name Field Name Field Name
A name to associate with the field. Can be up to 32 characters long. The name is necessary if you will be recording the value of this field in a format tracking report,
copying data from this field into another field, using this field's data in a Linked Field or filling this field using the Command File facility.
Horizontal Position Horizontal Position Horizontal Position Horizontal Position
Enter the horizontal position of the field. Vertical Position
Vertical Position Vertical Position Vertical Position
Enter the vertical position of the field. Comment
Comment Comment Comment
Enter a comment for this field. Shape
Shape Shape Shape
You will be presented with an on-screen list of available shapes from which to choose. The available choices for box fields are:
• Rectangle • Solid Rectangle • Rounded Rectangle • Solid Rounded Rectangle • Regular Polygon
• Solid Polygon
The choices vary based on the printer chosen. Number of Sides
Number of Sides Number of Sides Number of Sides
You will be presented with an on-screen list of available choices from which to define the number of sides the polygon should have. A polygon can be designed to have any number of sides from 3 to 12.
This screen item only appears if the shape chosen is Regular Polygon or Solid Polygon.
Fill Pattern Fill Pattern Fill Pattern Fill Pattern
You will be presented with an on-screen list of available fill patterns from which to choose. The available choices are:
• Solid
• Down Diagonal • Up Diagonal • Grid
• Diamond
• Horizontal lines • Vertical Lines • Dots
• Windows Wallpaper
The choices vary based on the printer and shape chosen. Gray Level
Gray Level Gray Level Gray Level
You will be presented with an on-screen list of available gray level shading options.
This option appears when a Solid fill pattern is chosen for shapes other than Regular polygon or Solid Polygon. The choices for gray level shading vary based on the printer chosen.
Once you have finished entering the specification data for the field, the field can be placed on the format.
Polygons Polygons Polygons Polygons
For placing a polygon field on the format, follow these steps: The following message will appear:
Move pointer to the CENTER of the polygon. Press ENTER or press and hold mouse button.
You may now move the pointer to increase or decrease the polygon size as well as to change the rotation of the polygon. The polygon will appear on the display as you use the mouse or arrow keys to expand or contract the area.
The following message will appear:
EXPAND BOX to proper size. Use arrow keys then ENTER or drag with mouse. When you have expanded the polygon to the proper size, release the mouse button or press ENTER. If the shape chosen is Regular Polygon, you will also be prompted to expand the borders of the polygon to the proper thickness. The following message will appear:
Adjust sides to proper thickness. Use arrows then Enter or drag with mouse. The left arrow will decrease the thickness of the polygon and the right arrow will increase the thickness of the polygon. When the polygon is at the proper
thickness, press Enter. The polygon will be added to the format and displayed on the screen. Enable Printing Enable Printing Enable Printing Enable Printing
Select Yes to print the field on the format. Select No to display the field on the format, but do not print the field. Select Conditional to specify a print criterion for the field.
Field Width Field Width Field Width Field Width
Enter the width of the field in inches and hundredths of inches. Horizontal Thickness
Horizontal Thickness Horizontal Thickness Horizontal Thickness
Enter the Horizontal Thickness of the box in inches and hundredths of inches. Vertical Thickness
Vertical Thickness Vertical Thickness Vertical Thickness
Enter the Vertical Thickness of the box in inches and hundredths of inches. Outlined
Outlined Outlined Outlined
Select Yes to outline the shape with a solid line Field Height
Field Height Field Height Field Height
Enter the Height of the field in inches and hundredths of inches. BACK to TOP
BACK to TOP BACK to TOP BACK to TOP Circle or Ellipse Field Circle or Ellipse Field Circle or Ellipse Field Circle or Ellipse Field