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User options

The Options dialog allows you to specify how Laserform Desktop handles various events.

  1. Select Tools: Options from the main menu.
  2. Edit the settings on the tabs:

    You can also edit the Spell-checker using the Spell Check Options... button,  and maintain the dictionaries using the Dictionaries... button.

  3. Click OK to save the changes and close, or Apply to apply the changes without closing the dialog.

General

Field

Description

Font

Name:

View and modify the default font for use on all forms.

This may be overridden on individual forms.

 

Size:

Change the default font size used on all forms.

This may be overridden on individual forms.

 

Reset to Default Font:

Rests to the default font of Courier New, size 10.
 

Total number of recent file list items:

Select the amount of files are shown in the list of recently used files in the File menu.

Show notifications of form updates:

 

Note This is only (available if the system administrator has configured Laserform Desktop for automatic form updates and enabled notifications.

Laserform Desktop may be configured to automatically update the forms library automatically. Tick this option to be notified when forms have changed.

 

Do not user NetDocuments:

Allows you to switch off NetDocuments in your local version of Laserform Desktop.

This applies to your own Laserform session only – Laserform's integration with NetDocuments for other users of the Laserform installation will continue to work.

 

Duplex Printing

Printer Controlled (default):

Laserform Desktop relies on the printer driver to control all duplexing, specifically manual duplexing. Normally this should not need to be changed.

Laserform Controlled:

This should only be used when a printer refuses to duplex manually despite settings to the contrary.

Once enabled this setting forces the printer to use Laserform Desktop

 

Please note that for printers that have their own manual duplexing routine, this option should not be selected.

 

Strikethrough option
Select the pattern used when you select the strikethrough function. There is a choice of single, double or crossed strikethrough.

 

Form Opening and Saving
When you open or save a form you can choose between:

 

  • Use default folders: Always use the default Laserform Desktop

     

  • Remember last folder:  Use the last location a form was opened from, or saved to.

     

Show FormHelp Only on Request:

Select this option to only show FormHelp when you press F1. Otherwise it will always show.

Note This option is only available if Admin Mode is enabled.

Form Calculations

Turn Calculations Off:

Many forms, e.g. IHT400+, perform calculations on the values entered in fields e.g. to display totals.  Turning calculations off means you have to do the calculation yourself and enter the results in the relevant boxes in the form.

Navigation Index: Dock Right:

Allows you to change the position of the navigation index in forms.

Use Local Explorer Cache (Local Override):

Select whether or not to save files locally.

File Paths

The System Configuration Wizard allows you to amend the file paths to the various Laserform Desktop folders. For a typical (standalone) installation you can accept the default paths.

Note If you are configuring a Client installation then the paths should specify network locations and not a local drive (for example C:)

The paths used by Laserform Desktop are as follows:

Field

 

 Description

 

Data:

  Location of saved form files.

 

Expandables:

 Location of the Word template files for Word Expandable Forms.

Custom:

 Location of the saved form template files, or .XFT.

Explorer:

  Location of the Forms Explorer.

 

LForm Files:

  Location of the .LPW (combined layout and print files used by Lforms) files.

 

Logos:

 Location of practice logos.

 

Form Help Path:

  Location of the context sensitive help library folder.

 

Form Help URL:

  Location of the context sensitive help library virtual folder (if required).

 

Auto-FLOV:

 Where reports produced by the automatic Forms Library Online Verifier are created.

 

Override Data Path:

 Allows you to specify the default location where to save your forms.

 

Change Error32 Log Path

 Allows you to change the location of error logs if their policy does not allow them to write to the default path.

 

Field Colours

Display and amend the colours of fields and text. Colours can be set for Fixed Fields, Expandable Fields and Strikeout Fields.

Click on the colour sample to activate the colour picker and select from a choice of 48 pre-set or 16 custom colours

Classic Colours

Clicking the Classic button will reset your field colours back to the classic scheme which uses vibrant colours.

Reset Colours

Clicking the Reset button will reset your colour scheme back to the default colours.

Spell Check Options

You can choose how the spellchecker works, and the main language used.

The Wspell ActiveX Spellchecker is copyright 1997 by Wintertree Software, Inc.

Dictionaries

Select the dictionaries that should be used by the Spellchecker.

You can add or remove existing dictionary files, or create a new dictionary file of your own.

You can select a custom dictionary used by another product, such as Microsoft Word™.

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