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R:BASE 11 Beginners Tutorial

The first object we'll place displays the text label for the employee identification column in Flights table.

 

 To place text objects on FlightForm:

 

1.In the "Form Designer" window, choose the "Static Text" button from the "Standard Controls" toolbar. From earlier, you may remember that the button has a capital "A" on it and nothing else.
2.Position the cursor in the upper left quadrant of the workspace and click the left mouse button.

 

The "Static Text Properties" dialog box is displayed.

 

3.Enter "Employee #:" in "Caption:".
4.Click the OK button, and increase the object width as needed.
5.Choose the "Static Text" button, again.
6.Position the cursor in the upper right quadrant of the form workspace, opposite the "Employee #:" text object, and click the left mouse button.

 

The "Static Text Properties" dialog box is displayed.

 

7.Enter "Today's Date:" in "Caption:".
8.Click the OK button, and increase the object width as needed.