Format Toolbar for Web Tools

Web Tools can format controls in Form applets. Formatting Applet Controls refers to their placement, alignment, size, and spacing.

To format the Controls for a Form Applet

  1. Click the icon that opens the Format Toolbar. Icon to open Format Toolbar

  2. Select the Applet Controls that you wish to format and click the appropriate button in the Toolbar.
    Note: You can only click one button at a time.
Icon Behavior
Aligns the left edges of controls.
Aligns the centers of controls along a vertical axis.
Aligns the right edges of controls.
Aligns the top edges of controls.
Aligns the middles of controls along a horizontal axis.
Aligns the bottom edges of controls.
Makes the controls the same width.
Makes the controls the same height.
Makes the controls the same size.
Makes the horizontal spacing between controls equal.
Increases the horizontal spacing between controls.
Decreases the horizontal spacing between controls.
Removes the horizontal spacing between controls.
Makes the vertical spacing between controls equal.
Increases the vertical spacing between controls.
Decreases the vertical spacing between controls.
Removes the vertical spacing between controls.
Aligns the labels to the left margin.
Centers the labels.
Aligns the labels to the far margin.
Centers the controls horizontally using the default, visible canvas.
Centers the controls vertically using the default, visible canvas.
Centers controls vertically using the entire grid area. Web Tools allows for more canvas space than is initially displayed and you must scroll to see and use it all. Use this button to center selected controls using the entire vertical size of the grid in Web Tools.
Centers controls horizontally using the entire grid area. Web Tools allows for more canvas space than is initially displayed and you must scroll to see and use it all. Use this button to center selected controls using the entire horizontal size of the grid in Web Tools.