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For each date field element the following properties are specified: position and size of elements, text marking, character cell size, multiple rows, bold/normal marking line, color of marking, date format, number of character cells to record date, separator, separator color, tips color, tips font, tips text font, automatic selection of height of tips fonts, color of elements background, linked field. You can change the properties of the date field element in the Element Properties window located in the bottom right corner of the main window. The Element Properties window is displayed only if View → Element Properties is selected on the main menu.

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Element

Type — Date Field ID — A unique identifier of the element.

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Position and size

Left — Sets the distance you wish between the left edge of the form and the element with no left indent. Top — Sets the distance between the top edge of the form and the element. Width — Sets the width of Date field element. Height — Sets the height of Date field element.
To change the character cell height, go to the Marking tab.

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Alignment

Horizontal — Aligns the text within the element horizontally:
  • Center — Centers the text horizontally.
  • Left — Aligns the text to the left edge of the element.
  • Right — Aligns the text to the right edge of the element.
Vertical — Aligns the text within the element vertically:
  • Bottom — Aligns the text to the bottom edge of the element.
  • Center — Centers the text vertically.
  • Top — Aligns the text to the top edge of the element.
Orientation — Sets the orientation of the text.
  • Normal (horizontal) — The text will be placed horizontally, left to right.
  • Vertical (top-to-bottom) — The text will be placed vertically, top to bottom.
  • Vertical (bottom-to-top) — The text will be placed vertically, bottom to top.

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Marking

Marking type — Selects a marking type from the list:
  • Letters on a Comb
  • Text in a Frame with a Comb
  • Letters in Frames
  • Letters in Separate Frames
  • Letters in Separate Doted Frames
Marking color — Selects a marking color from the drop-down list for dropout forms or from the palette for color forms. Bold marking line (when any marking type butLetters in Separate DottedFramesis selected) — Selects a bold text marking line. Cell size — Selects a predefined character cell size from the list. Sizes for character cells in Letters on a Comb, Text in a Frame with a Comb and Letters in Frames:
  • Extra large (6.5х7.9mm)
  • Large (6.5х7.4mm)
  • Normal (selected by default) (5.2х5.7mm)
  • Small (4.0х4.6mm)
  • Custom (specified by the user). Width values can range from 4.2 to 6.7mm; height values can range from 4.7 to 8.2mm. These values can be adjusted in increments of 0.1mm.
Sizes for character cells in Letters in Separate Frames and Letters in Separate Doted Frames:
  • Extra large (5.0х7.0mm)
  • Large (5.0х6.5mm)
  • Normal (selected by default) (4.0х5.0mm)
  • Small (3.0х4.0mm)
  • Custom (specified by the user). Width values can range from 3.0 to 5.5mm; height values can range from 4.0 to 7.5mm. These values can be adjusted in increments of 0.1mm.
The Extra large and Custom cell sizes are not supported by previous versions of FormDesigner.

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Background

Same as form background* — Makes the background of the date field element the same color as the background of the form. Other — Selects a date field background color from the drop-down list for dropout forms or from the palette for color forms.
The range of available colors depends on the type of your form (black and white or color).

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Date

Date format — Specifies a date format:
  • DD.MM.YYYY
  • MM.DD.YYYY
  • YYYY.MM.D
Digits in year — Specifies the number of cells for a year:
  • 2 (2 cells will be available)
  • 4 (4 cells will be available)
Separator — Selects a separator for dates: ., /, or -. Color — Selects a separator color from the drop-down list for dropout forms or from the palette for color forms. Tip text — Selects a tip color from the drop-down list. The tip will be typed in the date field on the form: each letter of the tip will be placed in the corresponding cell. Color — Selects a tip color from the drop-down list for dropout forms or from the palette for color forms. Font — Selects a tip font. Auto size font — Selects font size for tips automatically, according to the height of character cells of the field.

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Linked field

Linked field — By default, whenever you create an element on your form, a field is created within the document structure to which this element is linked. To link your element to another field of the same type, select the name of the field from the drop-down list.

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Constraints

Cannot be blank — If this option is selected, the form cannot be exported unless the date field is filled in. Constraints — Use the following buttons to configure constrains for the date field:
  • Add… — Opens the list of earlier created rules. To add a new rule, double-click the Create New Rule … item in the Date Interval list. The Date Interval Rule dialog box will open.
  • Edit… — Opens the Date Interval Rule dialog box where you can add or remove date intervals for the selected rule.
  • Remove… — Removes the selected rule.
You may purchase additional fonts and multilingual font support at www.paratype.com.