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Setting Tab Order for Fields in a Grid Layout

Grid layout allows you to set the sequence of fields that are activated each time a user presses the tab button. You can set the tab order by pointing and clicking in the Web Applet Layout Editor.

To set the tab order

1. Navigate to the applet you want to edit, right-click, and then choose Edit Web Layout.
2. In the Mode field of Web Controls toolbar, choose the applet mode that you want to edit.
3. Select the Format menu, and then select Set Tab Order.

   The Applet Layout Editor changes to Set Tab Order mode. Applet controls appear with a number next to them. The number indicates the sequence in which the user will progress through the controls using the tab button.

4. Define the tab order by clicking on controls in the sequence you want.

   Each time you select a control the control is assigned a sequence number.

   NOTE:  If you do not click on a control, for example if you click on the layout background, the Web Applet Editor returns to normal edit mode and you must set tab order again from the beginning.

5. Choose File > Save.
6. Select Format > Set Tab Order.

   The Applet Layout Editor returns to normal edit mode.

7. Repeat steps Step 1 through Step 6 for each applet Web template mode.