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Tip

When either changing a size or moving a control, two properties

of the Form Design toolbar should be selected:

Snap to Grid

, and

Guides when Moving

. Your controls will line up better, and an

outline of what you are moving moves as the cursor moves.

You should also have both rulers active (Tools > Options >

OpenOffice.org Writer > View). Since the form is created in

Writer, that is where you have to make sure both horizontal and

vertical rulers have a check in the box in front of them.

Note

I use centimeters when making changes in a form because

centimeters are more accurate than inches. When moving

controls (fields and their labels), placement is also more

accurate. You can change your rulers from inches to centimeters

by right-clicking each ruler and selecting centimeter from the

context menu. You do not have to understand what centimeters

are. You only have to match your controls, labels, or fields to

specific numerals on a ruler.

Step 1: Change the Date field.

Control+click

the Date field to select it (Figure 201).

2) Move the cursor over the middle green handle on the right side. It

should change to a single arrow (Figure 204).

Figure 204: Single arrow

3) Hold the left mouse button down as you drag the cursor to the

right until the length is 6 cm. The vertical dashed line is lined up

with the 6. (This is approximately 2.4 inches.) Release the mouse

button.

4) Click the Control icon in the Form Controls toolbar (Figure 205).

It is the one circled in red. The

Properties: Date Field

window

opens. Each line contains a property of the field.

Figure 205: Form Controls toolbar

• Go to the

Date format

property. This is a dropdown list with

Standard (short) as the default setting.

Click the default

Standard (short)

to open the list. Click the

Standard (long)

entry to select it.

• Scroll down to the

Dropdown

property. Its default setting is

No. It is also a dropdown list.

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