Search for	Example	Results
A single word	`cat`	Topics that contain the word "cat". You will also find its grammatical variations, such as "cats".
A phrase. You can specify that the search results contain a specific phrase.	`"cat food"` (quotation marks)	Topics that contain the literal phrase "cat food" and all its grammatical variations. Without the quotation marks, the query is equivalent to specifying an OR operator, which finds topics with one of the individual words instead of the phrase.

Search for	Operator	Example
Two or more words in the same topic	`AND` `and` `+` (plus symbol) `&` (ampersand)	`cat AND dog` `"cat food"+milk` `"cat food"&"dog food"`
Either word in a topic	`OR` `or` `\|` (pipe)	`cat OR dog` `cat \| dog`
Topics that do not contain a specific word or phrase	`NOT` `not` `!` (exclamation point)	`NOT cat` `! dog`
Topics that contain one string and do not contain another	`^` (caret)	`cat ^ mouse`
A combination of search types	`( )` parentheses	`cat + (dog \| mouse)` `cat \| dog + (! mouse)`

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Forms Designer controls and tools

Forms Designer has the following controls and tools. They are listed in the order in which they appear in the toolbar. Each control has different properties. Click the Name link to view the details.

Control or Tool	Name	Description
	Grid view tool	Toggles the alignment grid that you can use while designing the form.
	Selection tool	Enables you to select, deselect, and modify design objects.
	Notebook control	Adds a container that subdivides the contents of a screen into logical groups or categories.
	Notebook Tab control	Adds a container for a notebook that has two or more pages. Navigate to each page by selecting its tab.
	Group control	Adds a container that groups logically associated items and includes a text label at the top.
	Frame control	Adds a container that groups logically associated items.
	Label control	Adds a place for you to type a title for the form, a label for an object within the form, or otherwise place a single line of text on the form.
	Wrap label control	Adds a multiline label.
	Link label control	Adds a label that includes a caption and a icon that links to another source.
	Text control	Adds a text box that displays the contents of a text field and conditionally enables users to enter or modify its contents.
	Text area control	Adds a text area that displays the contents of a text field and conditionally enables users to input several lines of data.
	Decimal control	Adds an input field that displays and enables users to update the contents of a numeric field and offers spinner buttons to increase or decrease a value.
	Date control	Adds a text box that displays and enables users to update the contents of a date field.
	Combo Box control	Adds a Combo Box that enables users to click a button and select from a drop-down list.
	Comfill control	Adds a combination Combo Box and fill button. You can specify a virtual join subform to display in a pop-up when the user hovers over this field.
	List Builder control	Adds a compound widget that allows the user to construct a list of choices.
	Button control	Adds a button that activates a Control ID when clicked. You can use text, graphics, or both to customize buttons.
	Checkbox control	Adds a checkbox that displays and enables users to update the contents of a Boolean (logical) field, which can evaluate to true, false, unknown, or null.
	Radio button control	Adds a radio button that enables users to select one value from a set of mutually exclusive values.
	Table control	Adds a table that displays one or more columns of data in a scrollable pane.
	Table column control	Adds a column to an existing table.
	Timer control	Adds a clock timer.
	File control	Adds an Open File dialog box.
	Chart control	Adds a chart that displays the contents of a numeric array as a two-dimensional, color-coded bar chart with optional, definable buttons.
	Image control	Adds a place to display a Microsoft Windows image file.
	Marquee control	Adds an attention-getting text message that scrolls continuously across the screen from right to left.
	Subform control	Adds a sub-form to a larger form.
	Attachments control	Adds a box into which users can place non- Service Manager documents (for example, from Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel).
	Script control	Adds a place for users to enter JavaScript into a color-coded syntax editor.
	Dynamic Form control	Adds a dynamic form that becomes visible when populated by XML code from a RAD application or JavaScript.
	HTML Editor control	Adds an HTML Editor that enables users to add standard HTML to the form.
	HTML Viewer control	Adds an HTML Viewer that enables users to view the HTML created using the HTML Editor.
	Embedded Viewer control	Adds a viewer that enables Web client users to view integrations.
	Graph control	Displays a diagram of connected nodes representing a system of interrelated things.
	Calendar control	Adds a calendar.
	Web Preview tool	Enables you to see what the form will look like when displayed by the Web client.
	Convert Form Layout tool	Converts all of the fields on the left side of the form into one group, and converts each of the notebook tabs on the right into a group, arranged vertically, under the left side fields. In the Web client, these groups are collapsible.

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