Modify a form

In this exercise, you modify the record forms that your schema uses by changing the font. Before you can make changes to a schema, you must check it out. To check out the my_sample_schema schema that you created in the Create a schema exercise:

1. In the Designer, click File > Open Schema.
2. In the Open Schema window, select Checkout a schema to edit or continue editing previously saved work. Select my_sample_schema from the table of schemas. Click Next.
3. Enter Making changes to schema's forms and fields. in the Comment field. Click Finish.

To change the font used for text in the form fields and controls:

1. In the Designer workspace, expand the Record Types folder, the Defect folder, and the Forms folder. Double-click the Defect_Base form to open it.
2. Right-click in a gray area of the form, so that you are not selecting a field or a control, and select Fonts.
3. In the Font list in the Font window, select Times. Notice that the Sample box shows how the font that you select appears. You can use the Font window to change other display settings such as style, size, and color. Click OK.
4. Close the form. The changes appear when you reopen the form.
5. Double-click the Defect_Base form to open it and see how the form looks with the new font.
6. Close the form.
7. Click File > Save Work to save the change you made to the schema. You will make other schema changes in the following exercises; the Save Work option lets you save changes across editing sessions without checking in the schema. Each time you check in the schema, you create a new version of the schema.