APPLICATION DESIGN
If the form you need is similar to one that exists in the same database, another database, or an IBM® Lotus® Domino(TM) Designer template, copy the form and then modify it.
To create a new form
1. In an open database, double-click Forms in the Applications Navigator, and then click New Form. Alternatively you can choose File - New - Form or Create - Design - Form.
2. In the New Form dialog box, assign a name, select the application if necessary, and click OK.
3. Design the form. Create fields, text, and other elements on the form.
4. Choose Design - Form Properties to assign form properties.
To copy an existing form
1. In an open database, double-click Forms in the Applications Navigator, and then select a form. Alternatively you can select a form in the Applications Navigator.
2. Choose Edit - Copy to copy the form to the clipboard.
3. Open the database you want to copy the form into and double-click Forms in the Applications Navigator. Alternatively you can position the cursor in the open application in the Applications Navigator.
4. Choose Edit - Paste to paste the copy into the list of forms in the target database.
If you are copying a form from a different database, resources such as shared fields and shared images are not sent with the copied form. You must copy shared resources separately to the new database.
Special types of forms
There are several types of forms that you can create for specific purposes. See the following topics for information on creating any of these types of forms.
Remove a form when users no longer need it. After you delete the form, documents that were created with the deleted form are displayed with the default form instead. After you delete a form, to prevent users from receiving a "form can't be found" message, create an agent that reassigns the form name.
For information on using agents to reassign documents to a new form, see Using agents to update documents affected by form changes.
2. Press DEL or choose Edit - Delete.
3. Click Yes to confirm.
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