Bookshelf v7.5: Format Menu

The Format menu options are used in the Applet Designer. They provide the means to align, resize, and reposition controls; configure the snap grid; and adjust tab or list column order. Options are also provided for performing an Applet Designer Preview. The Format menu options are as follows.


Option	Description
Align	Aligns the selected items with the selected model.
Make Same Size	Makes all selected items the same size as the selected model.
Space Evenly	Spaces the selected items evenly.
Center in Applet	Centers the selected items.
Grid Settings	Sets the horizontal and vertical grid to an integer between 4 and 30. You can also hide the grid.
Set Tab Order	Active only when a form applet is open in the Applet Designer. Allows you to change the tab sequence of the controls in the applet, resetting the values in the Sequence property of each control. Tab sequence is the order in which the Tab key cycles the user through the controls. Numbers appear next to each control, indicating the order of each in the current tab sequence. You click on each control in the order you want used for the tab sequence and this changes the numbers displayed in the Applet Designer and the values in the Sequence properties of the controls.
List Columns	Displays the List Column Fields dialog box, in which you can add, remove, and reorder the list columns.
Preview	Invokes the Applet Designer Preview, which allows you to preview the applet as it would appear at run time in a specified language and with specified viewing options.
Select Truncated Controls	In the Applet Designer Preview, selects all controls whose strings are too long to fit in the control.
Select Untranslated Controls	In the Applet Designer Preview, selects all controls that have not been translated.