Creating button fields

Use this procedure to create a button field. For an overview of button fields, see Button-fields.

To create a button field

1. Open the appropriate form.
2. Right-click the form, and select Create a New Field > Button.
   The new button appears on the form.
3. Select the button.
4. In the Properties tab, set these properties:
   • Button Label—The text displayed on the button.
   • Display Type—Select one of these button styles:
     • Button—The button looks like a button. Users can click it to initiate active link actions.
     • Menu—The button field is added to the menu bar. For more information, see  Using-buttons-and-menu-bar-items-to-execute-active-links.
     • URL—The button looks like a URL. Users can click it to initiate active link actions.
5. (URL only) Modify the color of the URL:
   1. In the URL Color property's drop-down list, select Custom.
   2. Select a color from the color palette, and click OK.
6. Specify active links to execute when the button is clicked:
   1. In the Properties tab, select the Active Link(s) property, and click its ellipsis button.
   2. In the Active Link(s) dialog box, connect active links to the button.
   3. Click OK.
      For more information, see Using-buttons-and-menu-bar-items-to-execute-active-links.
7. Set other field properties as needed.
   See Field-Properties.
8. Select the field, drag it to a position in the form, and adjust its size.
   See Arranging-fields-in-a-form-view.
9. Right-click the form, and select Save.