Insert Control Commands
When a Form Design file is open in the Form Designer, the Insert menu is available. This menu provides many different commands for inserting controls. All of the commands on this menu are also available on the Form Design Controls toolbar.
If the Form Design Controls toolbar is not visible, you can quickly display it. In the toolbar area, simply right-click and select Form Design Controls. Repeating this step switches between showing and hiding the toolbar.
The following table lists the commands on the Insert menu in the order in which they appear on this menu. It also shows the controls and buttons in the Form Design Controls toolbar as they appear when they are available for selection. For more information, see Inserting and Positioning a Control.
Insert Menu Command | Toolbar Button and Tooltip | Description |
|---|---|---|
Static Text |  Static Text | When selected, a static text label control can be inserted. A static text label provides for displaying headings or additional information on the form. |
Edit Box |  Edit Box | When selected, an edit box control can be inserted. An edit box control is associated with a data field in which you can directly type information. |
Checkbox |  Checkbox | When selected, a checkbox control can be inserted. A checkbox control is associated with a yes/no field to indicate which of two possible states is true for a given item. For more information, see Yes/No Fields. |
Combo Box |  Combo Box | When selected, a combo box control can be inserted. A combo box control is associated with a data field in which you can either directly type information or select from a list. |
Date/Time Control |  Date/Time | When selected, a date/time control can be inserted. A date/time control is associated with a date field and indicates whether to display only the date or both the date and time. |
Group Box |  Group Box | When selected, a group box control can be inserted. A group box control is a design element for grouping related controls together by surrounding them by a box that has generally has a heading indicating their relationship. |
Picture |  Picture | When selected, a picture control can be inserted. A picture control provides for displaying an image on the form. |
Table |  Table | When selected, a table control can be inserted. A table control provides for embedding a table on a form. |
Button |  Button | When selected, a button can be inserted. In the properties for this form control, the Button Event page provides for indicating whether clicking the button runs a user calculation or opens a file. For more information, see Button Event Page. |
 | The Layout menu and Layout toolbar provides many different commands associated with the layout and testing of controls. For more information, see Format/Layout Commands. |
Additionally, you can use the Data Fields Toolbar to insert fields in a Form Design file. In this case, Show all data fields including those already used on this form is shown. When you select this checkbox, the Data Fields Toolbar includes the fields already inserted on the form, which allows you to select one of these fields and then click Edit Field to modify its configuration settings. For more information, see Data Fields Toolbar.