The Interface

The layout of the Desktop Designer is as follows:

1. Desktop Buttons

The following buttons show at desktop-level.

Button	Description
	Click to create a new workzone to associate the desktop with this workzone. Note: Shows only when the desktop is not associated with a workzone.
	Click to add a new container to the end of the desktop.
	Click to publish the desktop for use at runtime (on your test environment). Whenever you update an element in Designer, you must publish it to see the changes you’ve made at runtime. Publishing a desktop automatically publishes any data entry elements or scripts that it uses.

2. Container Button

Click on a container to show the following menu:

Option	Description
Move up	Click to move the container above the container that’s immediately above it.
Move down	Click to move the container below the container that’s immediately beneath it.
Remove	Click to delete the container and all of its controls.
Resize	Click to resize the container (for example, to change it from a 50%–50% container to a 100% container).

3. Controls

To add a control to your desktop, drag it from the Controls list to a container.

For a full description of desktop controls, see Desktop Controls.

4. Control Menu

Click on a desktop control to show the following menu:

Option	Description
Properties	Click to edit the control’s properties.
Duplicate	Click to duplicate the control (in other words, to add a copy of the control to the end of the container column).
Delete	Click to delete the control.
Copy	Click to copy the control (in other words, to add a copy of the control to the end of another desktop). You must have the other desktop open in another View.
Move	Click to move the control to the end of another desktop. This deletes it from the current desktop. You must have the other desktop open in another View.