About Frames
A frame is a graphic object that appears on a canvas. You use frames to arrange the items within a block.
When you arrange items within a frame, you can, for example, create a form-style
arrangement, define the distance between items and prompts,
specify margins and offsets, and so on.
Frames provide these benefits:
- A frame is an object with properties. When you associate a frame with a
block, the items in the block are automatically arranged within the frame.
- Each frame can be associated with a block
- Frames can be subclassed or included within the Object Library to enforce
visual standards. You can store frames within the Object Library to provide
a method of enforcing standards across a project or organization. You can
create a series of "style sheets" for different types of blocks
(single record, multi-record, or master-detail, for example). To reuse a frame
that is stored in the Object Library, simply drag the desired frame to a canvas,
then run the Layout Wizard to arrange an existing block within it.
- Frames can be manipulated in the Object Navigator, Layout Editor, and Property
Palette
- Frames can be visible or invisible. If a frame is visible, it is displayed
as a beveled rectangle. The contents of a frame appear within the frame's
border.
- The Layout Wizard uses frames to arrange items
Related topics
Using the Layout Wizard to arrange items
About arranging items within frames