Add an HTML Editor or Viewer to a form

To Add an HTML Editor or Viewer to a form:

1. Click Tailoring > Forms Designer in the System Navigator, or type fd on the Service Manager command line and then press Enter.

2. Type a form name and click Search.

   Service Manager opens a list of forms. Click the form you want to update to open it.

3. Click Design to open design mode.

4. Drag the HTML Editor icon to the desired location.

   –or–

   Drag the HTML Viewer icon to the desired location.

5. Type the name in the Value text box of the Name property.
6. Specify the field or variable in which to store the HTML in the Value text box of the Input property.
7. Specify the height, width, and other properties of the HTML Editor or viewer, as desired.
8. Click Web Preview to see what the form will look like in the Web client.
9. Click OK to see what the form will look like in the Windows client.
10. Click OK to save your changes.
11. Open the form using Database Manager to test your changes:
    1. Click Tailoring > Database Manager

    2. Click Search.

       Service Manager opens a list of forms.

    3. Click the form you just created to open it.

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Related concepts

Creating and editing forms
Using the drawing canvas
Enabling HTML in forms
Using the HTML Editor
Using pop-ups
Forms Designer best practices
Web client forms

Related tasks

Access Forms Designer
Create a form using the Form Wizard
Update a form
Add a dynamic form to a form
Add a pop-up to a form
Add a subform to a form

Related references

HTML Editor control
HTML Viewer control
Forms Designer controls and tools
HTML Editor controls
HTML Editor keyboard shortcuts