Form Objects

Product level info

This section applies to Loftware PowerForms Suite or higher.

Each form object has its own role as described in the table below.

Form Object	Icon	Description
Frame		Creates a rectangle shaped area on a form.
Text		Object for inserting textual content.
Picture		Object for inserting graphic content.
Button		Creates a clickable and customizable form object.
Edit Field		Object for inserting and editing a single line text.
Memo Field		Enables inserting values with multiple lines.
Combo Box		Lets the user select an option from a dropdown list or insert a custom value.
List Box		Lets the user select an option from a list without custom values.
Radio Group		Allows a user to select a single item from a set of mutually exclusive items.
Checkbox		Allows the user to make a binary choice – select or deselect the listed options.
Database Table		Displays a selected database table on a form.
Database Navigator		Tool for manipulating the database records on a form.
Database Search		Search tool for databases on a form.
Label Preview		Preview field that displays the label layout on a form in real time.
Data Initialization		Panel for assigning initial values to the label variables
Printer Settings		Enables adjusting printing speed and darkness while the form is being run.
Print Quantity		Defines the number of printed labels and pages while the form is running.

There are multiple ways of adding a form object to the design surface. Read about the available methods here.