Edit a Layout with the Customisation Menu

After you have entered Customisation mode, the Customization window will be displayed over the layout being customised.

1. Hover the mouse over a field in the layout. A light border will appear around the field.
2. Right-click while inside the border and and the Customisation context menu will be displayed, allowing you to edit that part of the layout. Or click in an empty space to insert a new field or label.



3. The customisation options in the context menu are:

Field	Description
Hide Customisation Form	Hides the Customisation window.
Best Fit	Orders the items according to the systems Best Fit criteria. Use with caution.
Size Constraints	Used to lock the field sizes so that they don't change when the form is resized. This can cause issues if customised layout are used on different computers with different screen sizes and resolutions.
Rename	Used to rename the field.
Hide Text	Hides the selected text.
Text Position	Positions the text that names a field in relation to the field entry box. By default the field names are set on the left. See the examples below.
Hide Item	Hides the selected item.
Add Empty Space item	Creates an empty space item that can be used to manage empty space in a form. This is the same as the Empty Space item in the Customisation window.

Undo a layout edit

If you make an error using the customisation context menu, you can reverse the change using the Undo / Redo arrows in the top left of the Customisation Window. Bp Allied may take a few seconds to process the undo action.

Group items for tabbing and appearance

A Group is a way of grouping a number of related fields together. A Tabbed group can also be created that creates a tab effect as shown.

To create a group or a tabbed group:

1. Select a field.
2. Right-click and select Group or Create Tabbed group.
3. A group effect will be shown around the item indicating a tab or group area.
4. Additional fields can be dragged and dropped into the tab or group.