To | Do this |
Show or hide an object on the layout | Click next to an object. |
Show all objects on the layout | Click next to the search box. |
Show all objects of the same type in the list | Click , then choose an object type. To show all object types, choose All. |
Show only one or more objects on the layout | Select the objects to show, then choose Hide All Other Objects from the shortcut menu. |
Hide any overlapping objects that are in front of the selected objects | Select one or more objects, then choose Hide Objects in Front from the shortcut menu. |
Hide any overlapping objects that are in front or in back of the selected objects | Select one or more objects, then choose Hide Objects in Front and Back from the shortcut menu. |
Change the stacking order | Drag an object in the list to its new position in the stacking order. |
Specify the name of an object or a grouped object | Select an object in the list, then choose Specify Object Name from the shortcut menu. (Or, select the object, then click the object again.) Type a name. |
Work with an object in a group without ungrouping | Click the triangle next to the group name to expand the group, then select the object. |
Set script triggers for an object | Select an object in the list, then choose Set Script Triggers from the shortcut menu. |
Define conditional formatting for an object | Select an object in the list, then choose Conditional Formatting from the shortcut menu. |
For this object type | The list displays |
Any existing text enclosed in quotation marks—for example, "NewButton". A calculation for an object as Calculation. When there’s no text or calculation, the object type—for example, Button. | |
Field | The control style followed by the field name—for example, Edit Box (Last Name). A related field as the control style followed by the related field name—for example, Edit Box (::Country). |
Portal | Portal followed by the related table name—for example, Portal (Customers). |