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Creating a Conditional Form

Using a form's Selected Control property page, you can define the conditions that will determine whether or not a form will be displayed for user input. The conditions can be based on a database record, or even user-input data that was provided on a previous form during the print job.

ClosedTo create a conditional form

  1. Double-click on a blank area of the data entry form to open the Form Properties dialog. Alternatively, you can open the form's context menu and select Form Properties.

  2. In the navigation pane, click on the top node to open the form's Selected Control property page.

  3. Click next to the Show When property to open the When to Show dialog.

  4. Specify whether you want the form to conditionally be shown based on the value of a data source or a more complex conditional expression. Refer to When to Show Dialog for tips on determining which option may work best for your situation and how to specify the conditional expression.

  5. Click OK to close the When to Show dialog.

  6. Click Close to close the Form Properties dialog.