Setting tab order for fields on a form

You can specify the order by which fields in a form receive focus as users tab through a form. This information is used by the mid tier. Specifying a tab order can help users navigate a form and perform related actions faster and easier. The following figure shows the tab order specified for a form.

Tab order displayed in form editor
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You can specify tab order for fields in a form by using any of the following methods:

• By editing the tab order in the form editor
• By dragging and dropping fields in Outline view when fields are sorted by tab order
• By updating the tab order in the field's properties