Name

Enter a name for the object. This is the name of the object as it will show in field chooser, the Browser bar and other object lists.

Header

Has Header

Select the check box to add a title area on the group object.

Caption

Enter the text that should appear for the group object header.

Height

Enter the height of the header area in pixels.

Choose the alignment of the text for the header: left, center, or right.

State

State

Choose from Default, Normal, Read-Only, Disabled or Hidden for Group objects. Note that the group object state applies only to the group object and does not apply to the objects included with that group. You must set each object's state individually.

With field state management, you control access to individual objects on the form. You can prevent individual roles from changing, or even viewing, specific data or areas on the form. See Limiting User Access to Form Fields for more information on how to control access to fields.

Adding Workflow

The Workflow Diagram

Limiting User Access to Form Fields

Explanation of State Priority

Understanding the Default State

Click the ellipses button to display the Edit State dialog. Use this option to hide, show or disable objects depending on the user's role and/or the workflow stage.

Mandatory Answer

Select the Mandatory Answer check box to make the contents of the group required in order to submit the form instance.

You may enter a custom message in the text input below the check box. This message will be displayed if some part of the group has not been completed prior to form submission.

Click the ellipses button to display the Edit Mandatory dialog. Use this matrix to make the object mandatory based on conditions of roles and stages.

Loading the Object States Overview

Marking as Mandatory

Checking for Mandatory Fields

Mandatory Field Checking and Field States Example

Select the font face for the header text.

Fonts from the designers local machine will also be available, however if the same font is not installed on the users machine then a standard font will be used to display the data.

Choose the size and style of the font for the header text.

Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the header text.

Header

Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the header area background.

Border

Select the border appearance type. Choose from None or Solid.

Size

Choose a line weight for the border (in pixels).

Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the border.

Radius

Select a numeric value to represent the curvature of the group object corners. The higher the number the more curved the the edges of the object will be.

Background

Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a background color for the group object.

Transparent

Select this check box to set the background as transparent.

Picture

Choose a picture as the background of the object. Only previously loaded assets are shown in the drop-down.

Align

Set the orientation of the selected background picture within the group object. Options include: Center, Stretch and Tile.

Pre-Load

Select this check box to pre-load the picture file when the form is accessed.

Theme

Resets the appearance options of the selected object to the default settings configured on the form's Theme properties.

Applying or Resetting a Theme

Top

Shows the number of pixels from the top of the form where the object will be located.

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Left

Shows the number of pixels from the left margin of the form where the object will be located.

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Width

Shows the width of the object.

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Height

Shows the height of the object.

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Layer

Indicates the layer number this object occupies. You can drag an object so that it fully or partially covers another object. Depending on the layer number it occupies, it may be positioned underneath another object.

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Tabbing

Tab Index

Indicates the order in the tabbing sequence that this object will be arrived at when the form user is using their Tab key to navigate through the form fields.

Setting or Modifying Tab Stops and Tab Order

Tab Stop

Clear this check box to exclude the object from the tab order altogether.

Setting or Modifying Tab Stops and Tab Order

Tooltip

Enter tooltip text to show to a form user when they hover their mouse over the object.

Accessibility

Description

Enter text that will be read aloud or converted to Braille for JAWS users.

Accessibility and JAWS Compatibility

Group Changes Field Data

This event occurs when a form user enters data into the group object.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered

Group is Clicked

This event occurs when a form user clicks on the group object.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered

Group is Shown

This event occurs when the group object is shown.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered