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Using Grid Layout for an Applet

This topic describes how to use grid layout for an applet. It includes the following topics:

• Accessing Grid Layout Web Templates
• Using the Conversion Wizard to Convert a Form Applet to Grid Layout
• Modifying the Web Template to Convert a Form Applet to Grid Layout
• Identifying an Applet or Applet Web Template That You Cannot Convert to a Grid Layout
• Modifying the Background Color of an Applet
• Troubleshooting a Grid Layout Conversion Problem
• Guidelines for Working with Grid Layout

Grid layout is a design technology in the Applet Layout Editor and some applet web templates that allow you to modify the layout of a form applet without having to directly modify the underlying applet web template. The work space is a grid canvas where controls snap to a grid. You use a palette of layout tools to define the layout of the form applet, such as resizing, aligning, and centering.

If you define a form applet, then it is recommended that you use a template that uses a grid. A template that uses a grid allows you to use the Applet Layout Editor. This editor helps you to control the layout of the form applet.

For more information, see About Grid Form Applet Templates.

To use grid layout for an applet

1. In Siebel Tools, click the View menu, Toolbars, and then make sure the Format Toolbar menu item contains a check mark.
2. Click Applet in the Object Explorer.
3. In the Applets list, locate the applet you must modify.
4. In the Object Explorer, expand the Applet tree, and then click Applet Web Template.
5. In the Applet Web Templates list, make sure the Web Template property references the appropriate template.

   For more information, see Applet Web Templates That Support Grid Layout.

6. In the Applets list, right-click, and then click Edit Web Layout.
7. Add and delete controls, and then arrange controls, as necessary.
8. For more information, see Guidelines for Arranging Controls in Grid Layout.

Applet Web Templates That Support Grid Layout

Table 40 describes the applet web templates that support grid layout. For more information, see About Grid Form Applet Templates.