Change the Appearance of Entity Controls

The appearance of entity controls can be modified in numerous ways. The changes apply to both entity collect controls and entity container controls.

The following changes can be made:

Further customizations to tabular entity controls can be made using interview extensions. For more information, see Interview Styling and Behavior.

Change the color of entity controls

Entity controls are displayed in rows. The background colors of the alternating rows can be configured as required. To do this:

  1. On the Interview tab, click the Styles button.
  2. In the Styles dialog box, select the Styling tab.
  3. In the Controls section, in the entity table click on the appropriate row setting (Odd or Even).
  4. In the pop-up window:
    • Click in the left hand side of the field and enter a new hex color code, or
    • Click in the right hand side of the field and in the Color dialog select a new color. Click OK
  5. Click OK.

Change the style of the table heading in a tabular entity control

To change the style of the table heading in a tabular entity control:

  1. On the Interview tab, click the Styles button.
  2. In the Styles dialog box, select the Styling tab.
  3. In the Controls section, in the entity table click on the Heading text.
  4. In the pop-up window, change the style settings as required. The following heading row text style changes are supported:
    • Font (family)
    • Font size (note that in the font Size field you can type in a specific font point size, for example, 8px)
    • Bold text
    • Italic text
    • Text color
    • Background color
  5. Click OK.

Note: The table header in a tabular entity control is hidden when there are no rows in the table (except for when the add button is in the top right position as it is part of the header).