Set the appearance of a single study object (control styles)
Tip: By following this procedure, you're configuring the styles for a particular study object on a particular form. If the study object is used elsewhere in the study, its other instances will use the default appearance set at the form level.
- At the bottom of the Project Explorer, click the Forms and Transactions () button, and expand the InForm folder and the Forms folder, if necessary.
- Select a form, and select the Layout tab.
- Right-click a control, and select Edit Control Styles.
- You can set the following styles.
- Blood Pressure Item
- Caption—Text that appears with the control in InForm.
- Caption alignment—Align the top-level item's caption to the left, top, right, or bottom of the control.
- Control orientation—Align the controls of the Blood Pressure item horizontally or vertically.
- Display Override—Make the control Read only (visible but not editable in InForm) or Hidden (not visible in InForm).
- Compound Item
- Caption—Text that appears with the control in InForm.
- Caption alignment—Align the caption to the left, top, right, or bottom of the control.
- Control orientation—For a control with sub-controls (also called nested controls), indicate whether you want the nested controls to be displayed horizontally or vertically.
- Date Time Item
- Caption—Text that appears with the control in InForm.
- Caption alignment—Align the top-level item's caption to the left, top, right, or bottom of the control.
- Visible fields—Date and time fields to make visible in InForm. For example, you can make only the Month and Year controls visible for a date item.
- Year range—First and last years that you want to appear in the Year field for a date item.
- Float Item
- Caption—Text that appears with the control in InForm.
- Caption alignment—Align the top-level item's caption to the left, top, right, or bottom of the control.
- Textbox size—Width of the control in which users can enter alphanumeric characters such as letters, numbers, and punctuation marks.
- Unit control type—For an item with units or a codelist, indicate whether you want the options to appear as radio buttons or in a drop-down list.
- Display Override—Make the control Read only (visible but not editable in InForm) or Hidden (not visible in InForm).
- Integer Item
- Caption—Text that appears with the control in InForm.
- Caption alignment—Align the top-level item's caption to the left, top, right, or bottom of the control.
- Textbox size—Width of the control in which users can enter alphanumeric characters such as letters, numbers, and punctuation marks.
- Unit control type—For an item with units or a codelist, indicate whether you want the options to appear as radio buttons or in a drop-down list.
- Display Override—Make the control Read only (visible but not editable in InForm) or Hidden (not visible in InForm).
- Text Item
- Yes No Item
- Caption—Text that appears with the control in InForm.
- Caption alignment—Align the top-level item's caption to the left, top, right, or bottom of the control.
- Control orientation—Align the controls horizontally or vertically.
- Codelist control type—For an item with a codelist, indicate whether you want the options to appear as radio buttons or in a drop-down list.
- Display Override—Make the control Read only (visible but not editable in InForm) or Hidden (not visible in InForm).
- Click Apply, and click Close.