- Introduction to WorkXpress
- Building Your Application
- Examples and Best Practices
- Technical Manual
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A container is a type of [[Form|form]] in WorkXpress. The purpose of a container is to contain and group other [[Form|forms]], usually for the purposes of [[security]], [[Form Setting - Allow Form to Be Saved Independently of the Page|independent save controls]], or changing [[Context|context]]. | A container is a type of [[Form|form]] in WorkXpress. The purpose of a container is to contain and group other [[Form|forms]], usually for the purposes of [[security]], [[Form Setting - Allow Form to Be Saved Independently of the Page|independent save controls]], or changing [[Context|context]]. | ||
===== How to Create ===== | ===== How to Create ===== | ||
- | Containers are created in one of two ways: either clicking the blue Create a Form tile in the [[Block Creator]] ({{::block-creator:create-form.png?nolink|}}), or, when the [[Presentation Layer|presentation layer]] is displayed, clicking on one of the blue plus icons ({{:interface-layer:form-plus.png?nolink|}}). | + | Containers are created in one of two ways: either clicking the “Forms” button in the left hand palette and then dragging the Classic Forms button over the page's background, or, when the [[Presentation Layer|presentation layer]] is displayed, clicking on one of the blue plus icons ({{:interface-layer:form-plus.png?nolink|}}). |
===== Features ===== | ===== Features ===== | ||
Container features can be edited by clicking on the blue container icon ({{:container.png?nolink|}}) when the [[Presentation Layer|presentation layer]] is displayed. | Container features can be edited by clicking on the blue container icon ({{:container.png?nolink|}}) when the [[Presentation Layer|presentation layer]] is displayed. |