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Form Designer2.

Introduction

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Navigate the Form Designer Workspace

Create Forms Œ

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The Project Explorer

The Canvas

Open a Recent Project

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File > Recent Projects.

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Create a New

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From the Epi Info main menu, select Create Forms Tools from the

Click the New Project File. The

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3. EnterProject. Project names cannot contain spaces, or

Set the desir

Provide a description of the project.

Select Data Repository

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8. Click OK.

Tab to, or select the Form Name

EnterForm Name.

Use only letters

Do not start a form name with a number.

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Do not use any spaces.

Click OK.

Before You Begin

Decide on a Naming Convention

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Keep field names short.

Capitalize words within field names to help improve their readability.

Use a prefi

Customize the Form Designer

One of the most helpful things you can do before

What Font do you want the

You specify the fonts in

Fand

How far apart should fields be spaced?

Format > Grid

Will the form need to be printed? If so, what size paper will likely be used?

Format >

What page orientation should be used, Portrait or Landscape?

Format >

2 Would you prefer the Question or Prompt to appear above the

Format > Page SetupaVertical Horizontal.

What screen resolution will likely be used for data entry? If the anticipated 2 Set a S

Default Prompt Font

1. Format > Set Default Prompt Font.

Select a fontand .

Click OK.

Default

1. Format > Set Default Input Font.

Select a fontand .

Click OK.

Change Grid Settings

Use the Format s

From the Form Designer toolbar, select Format. The drop

Select Format>Grid Settings

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Check the Show Grid box to see the grid as the

Use the up and down arrows

Select the Snap prompt to grid Snap entry field to grid Click OK. The Form Designer page appears with new settings.

Set the

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1. On the Form Designer menu, select Format > Page Setup.

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2. Set the page size to be

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3. Set the preferred page orientation ²

Portrait orientation is good for data entry forms

Landscape orientation is better for forms

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Insert a B

1. From the Form Designer toolbar, select Format. The Background

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2. To set a background image, use

Choose Image. The Background Image box opens.

Locate the image file. Click Open. The selected image appears in the Background

Use the Ima None,

From the Image and Color section, use the Apply to all pages

Apply to the current page only.

Click OK. The image appears in the form.

To rClear Image from the Background Image box.

To set a background color, Change Color. The Color dialog box opens.

Select a background color Define Custom Colors to

Click OK. The selected color previews in the background box. From the Image and Color section, use the Apply to all pages

Apply to the current page only.

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12. Click OK. The color appears in the form as a background.

To remove the color, sClear Color from the Background Color box.

Create a

Another way to create a new project is to use a pre (SL HQIRΠ7

Templates.

Select File > New Project from Template.

Select the desired project template.

Confirm the name and location of the new project,

Click OK.

Create a New Form in an Existing P

1. Select Fileor

Add Form. The form dialog box opens.

Type a Form Name.

Click OK. The new form appears in the

Open

There are two ways to open an existing project.

File >

and select

Otherwise,

Open Project File.

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Click Open. The project appears on the canvas.

Close Project

1. Click Close Project File >.

The project closes.

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Add a Page

The Add Page function will add a blank page at the end of the form.

Add Page

Insert Page Ad

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Insert Page

The Insert Page function will add a blank page immediately before the current page

Insert Page Insert

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Name a Page

1. Right click on a page in the Rename Page

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2. The Page Name

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3. Click OK. The page name appears in the list of pages.

Delete a Page

From the Delete

Edit > Delete Page

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Otherwise, a Yes. Th

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Undo / Redo

Most actions performed on the canvas, such as moving fields, copying and pasting fields,

Undo Ctrl + Z

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Form Designer only remember

Redo can only reinstate actions that were un³it

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Fields

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New Field.

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Field Attributes

Fields have properties or attributes that help control how or if they receive data

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Prompt Font the font for the text entered in the Question or Prompt

Field Font the font for the

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Field Type Required Read

Only

Retain

Image Size

Range Repeat

Last

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Companion

for Mobile

Compatible

Label/Title X X

Text X X X X X

Test (Uppercase)

X X X X

Multiline X X X X X

Unique

Identifier

Number X X X X X X X

Phone

Number X X X X

Date X X X X X X

Time X X X X X

Date-Time X X X

Checkbox X X X X

Yes-No X X X X X

Option X X

Command

Button X

Image X X

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