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Similarly we can change other properties of the selected label like width, height, alignment, font style and font size.
After making the desired changes close the Properties dialog box by clicking the cross (x) button on the top right of the
dialog box. The changes made will be applied on the selected text.
Moving a Control
In LibreOffice Base, we can easily move the controls designed on the form. We can move text boxes, labels, and other
form elements to desired locations to match the form’s design requirements.
The steps to move controls in the form are as follows:
Step 1: Click on the control that has to be moved.
The position handlers will be placed around the control.
Step 2: Click and drag the control to move it to the desired location.
The position of the control will be changed.
You can also change the position of the control by opening its corresponding Properties dialog box and then specify
the value in the PositionX and/or PositionY option.
Changing the Size of Text Box Control
The steps to change the size of the text box control are as follows:
Step 1: Click on the Text Box control whose size you want to change.
The position handlers will be placed around the Text Box control.
Step 2: Click and drag any handle to change its size.
You can also change the size of the Text Box control by opening its corresponding Properties dialog box of the form
control and then specify the value in the Width and/or Height option.
Adding a Tooltip
Tooltips are a great way to provide additional information about the Form controls. This information will be displayed
when you place the mouse pointer over the Form control . It is also called the help text. For example, if the mouse
pointer is placed over Book ID text-box, a message Enter the Book Identification Number can be displayed. Tooltip
help users to understand the purpose of a Form control correctly.
Following are the steps to add a tooltip to text box:
Step 1: Double-click on the Text Box control to which you want to add
a tooltip.
The Properties: Text Box dialog box opens.
Step 2: Types the message that you want to show as tooltip in the
Help text text box. Here, we have entered Enter the Book
Identification Number.
Step 3: Click the Close button to close the Properties: Text Box dialog box.
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