Design Window (SAP Library - BC Style and Form Maintenance)

Design Window

When you choose Layout within the Form Painter, the system displays a second window, the design window. Here, you can use the mouse to design the page layout (drag & drop, cut & paste). From within the administration screen, you can assign two different modes to the design window. Choose Design/Text to switch between

Design mode

Text mode

In design mode, you can

Use the mouse to position the windows.

Change the window size.

Select a window for editing.

The design window has a grid surface to allow easy aligning of the windows.

To set the graduation of the grid in different measurement units, choose Utilities ® Options. In addition, you can zoom the entire design window.

In text mode, the system displays the text elements of the individual windows. To see the entire text, scroll in the window. However, the text is read-only. To edit it, branch to the editor by choosing Text on the administration screen.