Editing Number Field Element - ABBYY Documentation

For each numeric fieldAn element of a machine-readable form, which is meant to input figures when filling in the form. element the following properties are specified: position and size of elements, text marking, character cell size, multiple rows, bold/normal marking line, color of marking, number of character cells to record the fractional part of a decimal number, separator, separator color, tips color, tips font, tips text font, automatic selection of height of tips fonts, color of elements background, and linked fields. You can change the properties of the numeric field element in the Element Properties window located in the bottom right corner of the main window. The Element Properties window is displayed only if View → Element Properties is selected on the main menu.

Item	Description
Element
Type	Numeric Field
ID	A unique identifier of the element.
Position & Size Group
Left	Sets the distance you wish between the left edge of the form and the element with no left indent.
Top	Sets the distance between the top edge of the form and the element.
Width	Sets the width of a numeric field element.
Height	Sets the height of a numeric field element. Important! Use the Marking tab to change the cell height.
Alignment
Horizontal	Aligns the text within the element horizontally: Center - centers the text horizontally Left - aligns the text to the left edge of the element Right - aligns the text to the right edge of the element
Vertical	Aligns the text within the element vertically: Bottom - aligns the text to the bottom edge of the element Center - centers the text vertically Top - aligns the text to the top edge of the element
Orientation	Sets the orientation of the text. Normal (horizontal) - the text will be placed horizontally, left to right Vertical (top-to-bottom) - the text will be placed vertically, top to bottom Vertical (bottom-to-top) - the text will be placed vertically, bottom to top
Marking
Marking type	Selects a marking type from the list: Letters on a Comb Text in a Frame with a Comb Letters in Frames Letters in Separate Frames Letters in Separate Doted Frames
Marking color	Selects a marking color from the drop-down list* for dropout forms or from the palette for color forms.
Bold marking line (when any marking type but Letters in Separate Dotted Frames is selected)	Selects a bold text marking line.
Cell size	Selects a predefined character cell size from the list. Sizes for character cells in Letters on a Comb, Text in a Frame with a Comb and Letters in Frames: Extra large (6.5х7.9mm) Large (6.5х7.4mm) Normal (selected by default) (5.2х5.7mm) Small (4.0х4.6mm) Custom (specified by the user). Width values can range from 4.2 to 6.7mm; height values can range from 4.7 to 8.2mm. These values can be adjusted in increments of 0.1mm. Sizes for character cells in Letters in Separate Frames and Letters in Separate Doted Frames: Extra large (5.0х7.0mm) Large (5.0х6.5mm) Normal (selected by default) (4.0х5.0mm) Small (3.0х4.0mm) Custom (specified by the user). Width values can range from 3.0 to 5.5mm; height values can range from 4.0 to 7.5mm. These values can be adjusted in increments of 0.1mm. Note. The Extra large and Custom cell sizes are not supported by previous versions of FormDesigner.
Background
Same as form background	Makes the background of the Numeric Field the same color as the background of the form.
Other	Selects a Numeric Field background color from the drop-down list* for dropout forms or from the palette for color forms.
Number
Decimal places	Selects the number of decimal places for decimal numbers.
Separator	Specifies the separator for numbers.
Color	Selects a separator color from the drop-down list*for dropout forms or from the palette for color forms.
Tip text	Selects a tip color. The tip will be typed in the Numeric Field of the form: each letter in the corresponding cell.
Color	Selects a tip color from the drop-down list* for dropout forms or from the palette for color forms.
Font	Selects a tip font.
Auto size font	Selects font size for tips automatically, according to the height of character cells of the field.
Linked Field
Linked field	By default, whenever you create an element on your form, a field is created within the document structure to which this element is linked. To link your element to another field of the same type, select the name of the field from the drop-down list.
Constraints
Cannot be blank	If this option is selected, the form cannot be exported unless the Numeric Field is filled in.
Constraints:	Use the following buttons to configure constrains for the numeric field: Add… - opens the list of earlier created rules. To add a new rule, double-click the Create New Rule … item in the Interval rule list. The Interval Rule dialog box will open. Edit… - opens the Interval Rule dialog box where you can add or remove intervals for the selected rule. Remove… - removes the selected rule.

* - The range of available colors depends on the type of your form (black and white or color). Note. You may purchase additional fonts and multilingual font support at www.paratype.com/shop/.