Aligning Fields and Field Labels

When fields and field labels are created, they are automatically left-aligned in the screen entry or print form, with one field per line. However, you can align particular fields and field labels with one another in different ways to change the way they are arranged in the form.

If you intend to resize or move fields or field labels, we recommend that you do so before you align them. If you align fields first, then move or resize them, the fields might move out of alignment.

You use Align Controls to specify how you want items on your form to appear:

  • Top, Bottom, Left, Right: Aligns all selected items with the reference item.
  • Horizontal Centre, Vertical Centre: Aligns all selected items in the frame.

Use this procedure to align fields and field labels.

  1. Select two or more fields that you want to align in a form.
    Note: Make sure that the field or field label to be used as the reference for aligning all other selected items is selected last.
  2. Select Display > Align Controls.
  3. From the submenu, select how you want the selected items to be aligned.
    Note: Use caution in selecting the alignment method to ensure that items do not overlay each other. Use Top, Bottom, or Horizontal Centre alignment for aligning a horizontal row of items; use Left, Right, or Vertical Centre alignment for aligning a vertical column of items.