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.

Image

Max Size

Enter the maximum file size (MB) allowed for this image import object.

Button Labels

Acquire

Edit the caption text that is shown before the form user has imported an image.

Remove

Edit the caption text that is shown after the form user has imported an image.

Button Position

Top

Select this check box to align the Acquire button to the top of the object. If this check box is cleared then the Acquire button will be positioned at the bottom of the object.

State

State

Choose from Default, Normal, Read-Only, Disabled or Hidden for image import objects.

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.

Loading the Object States Overview

Mandatory Answer

Select the Mandatory Answer check box to make the object 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 object 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 status label.

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 status label.

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

Button

Select the font face for the Acquire button caption.

Choose the size and face of the font for the Acquire button caption.

Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the Acquire button caption.

Button Background

Set the Acquire button's default background color(s).

There are two color pickers available for this, enabling you to add duo-tone color gradation. The first controls the color for the top half of the button and the second controls the color for the bottom half of the button. For either color picker, you may enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to select the desired color.

Image Background

Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the background of the import object's image area.

Theme

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

Applying or Resetting a Theme

Top

Displays the object's location in from the top of the form (in pixels).

Aligning, Spacing and Layering Objects

Left

Displays the object's location in from the left margin of the form (in pixels).

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 other 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

Image Import Changes Field Data

This event occurs when a form user imports an image.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered

Image Import is Clicked

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

How Behaviors Are Triggered

Image Import is Shown

This event occurs when the image import object is shown.  

How Behaviors Are Triggered