You can specify if an object can be tabbed to and the order in which the focus will move from object to object when the Tab key is pressed.
Interactive Example
To see a demonstration of tab order management, see the Tab Order Management Example topic (available only in the online version of this help guide).
To set or modify tab stops and tab order:
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Note: A Check box Group object or Radio Button Group object can be included in the tab order. When a form user tabs through to the group object, they will come to the first object in the group, then they will use the arrow keys to navigate through the other options.
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Alternative Methods
Switch to the Browser bar by clicking on the Browser
Expand the Page from the Objects list. The order in which your objects and groups appear is the tab order. Select an object and then use the up and down arrow keys in the blue bar at the top to adjust.
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You may use the Tab Index property in the Navigation section of the Properties Bar. You don't need to worry about the Tab Index value starting at precisely 1. Tab Indexes will not necessarily be numbered 1, 2, 3 etc. This depends on how you have added and deleted objects. Any objects that are in the page itself (as opposed to being within a group) are tabbed to first. Group objects are considered objects in the tab order. Once you tab to a group, however, PerfectForms™ looks for the object with the lowest Tab Order number of those objects within that Group. Once you have tabbed past the last object within that group, the object with the next highest Tab Index after the group's will receive the focus. |
Updated: 06/12/2011
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