Forms designer ribbon
The ribbon in the Nintex Forms designer contains the following tabs.
- Designer
- Control
Designer tab
The Designer tab in the Nintex Forms designer ribbon contains the following buttons.
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Save | Saves the current form. |
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Publish | Publishes the current form. |
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Preview | Displays the Preview Settings dialog box to preview the current form. |
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Close | Closes the NintexForms designer and returns to the previous location. A warning message appears if the current form has not been saved. |
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Reset | Resets the form to the original, auto-originated state. |
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Delete Form | Deletes the form. |
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Versions |
Allows you to access and restore previously saved or published versions of a form. |
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Clear All | Removes all controls from the form. |
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Paste (C) | Pastes the last copied or cut controls from the clipboard to the current layout. |
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Cut (C) | Cuts the selected controls and places them on the clipboard. |
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Copy (C) | Copies the selected controls and places them on the clipboard. |
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Select All (C) | Selects all controls on the current layout. |
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Format Painter (C) | Copies formatting from the selected control for pasting to another control. |
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Form Settings | Displays the Settings - Form dialog box. |
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Form Variables |
Displays the Form Variables dialog box. See Use form variables. |
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Import | Displays the Import Form dialog box for selecting a form file (*.nfp or *.xml). |
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Export | Initiates browser process to download the current form to a local file (*.nfp). |
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Properties | Displays the Properties pane. |
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Rules | Displays the Rules pane. |
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Information |
Includes the following drop-down options.
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Feedback | Displays a feedback tool allowing you to provide feedback directly to Nintex. |
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Help |
Includes the following drop-down options.
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(C): Available with the classic designer only. To style responsive forms, use theme settings. See Forms. |
Control tab
The Control tab in the Nintex Forms designer ribbon contains the following buttons.
Button | Label/tooltip | Description |
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Control Settings | Opens the control settings dialog box for the selected control. |
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Delete | Deletes the selected control from the current layout. |
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Bring to Front (C) | Brings the selected control in front of all other controls. |
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Send to Back (C) | Sends the selected control to the back of all other controls. |
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Paste (C) | Pastes the last copied or cut controls from the clipboard to the current layout. |
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Cut (C) | Cuts the selected controls and places them on the clipboard. |
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Copy (C) | Copies the selected controls and places them on the clipboard. |
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Select All (C) | Selects all controls on the current layout. |
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Format Painter (C) | Copies formatting from the selected control for pasting to another control. |
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Fonts (C) |
The font of the selected text. |
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Size (C) |
The font size of the selected text. |
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(none) (C) |
The color of the selected text. Note: When used in Nintex Mobile layouts, the color must be a HEX or RGB value. |
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Bold (C) |
Make the selected text bold. |
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Italics (C) |
Italicize the selected text. |
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Underline (C) |
Underline the selected text. |
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Strikethrough (C) |
Draw a line through the middle of the selected text in the control. |
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Clear Formatting (C) |
Clear all the formatting from the control. |
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(none) (C) |
Color the background of the selected control. Note: When used in Nintex Mobile layouts, the color must be a HEX or RGB value. |
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Border Color (C) |
Color the border of the selected control. |
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No Border (C) |
Remove all borders of the selected control. |
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Top Border (C) |
Apply a top border to the selected control. |
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Left Border (C) |
Apply a left border to the selected control. |
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Bottom Border (C) |
Apply a bottom border to the selected control. |
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Right Border (C) |
Apply a right border to the selected control. |
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Align Left (C) |
Align the text on the selected control to the left. |
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Align Center (C) |
Align the text on the selected control to the center. |
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Align Right (C) |
Align the text on the selected control to the right. |
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Align Justify (C) |
Justify the text on the selected control. |
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Horizontal align left (C) |
Horizontally aligns selected controls to the left. Select two or more controls to use this button. |
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Horizontal align center (C) |
Horizontally aligns selected controls in the center. Select two or more controls to use this button. |
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Horizontal align right (C) |
Horizontally aligns selected controls to the right. Select two or more controls to use this button. |
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Vertical align top (C) |
Vertically aligns the selected controls on the top. Select two or more controls to use this button. |
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Vertical align middle (C) |
Vertically aligns the selected controls in the middle. Select two or more controls to use this button. |
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Vertical align bottom (C) |
Vertically aligns the selected controls on the bottom. Select two or more controls to use this button. |
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Distribute horizontally (C) |
Evenly distributes the horizontal space between selected controls. Select three or more controls to use this button. |
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Distribute vertically (C) |
Evenly distributes the vertical space between selected controls. Select three or more controls to use this button. |
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Add Rule | Displays the Rules pane and adds a new rule to the selected control. |
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Help | Displays the product help. |
(C): Available with the classic designer only. To style responsive forms, use theme settings. See Forms. |