Changing the tab order of form controls

You can change the tab order to reflect the order in which you expect your users to use the controls.

About this task

To change the tab order of controls:

Procedure

  1. Start the Designer.
  2. In the Workspace, expand Record Types or Record Types - Stateless until you see the form to change.
  3. Double-click the form.
  4. Select the tab that contains the controls to be changed.
  5. Click Form Layout > Set Tab Order. The Designer changes to tab-order mode. In this mode, each control displays a number that indicates its position in the tab order.
  6. Click the control to be first in the order.
  7. Click each remaining control in the order that you want it to receive focus.

    As you click each control, the displayed number changes to indicate the new tab order. After you click each of the controls once, the Designer exits tab-order mode.

Parent topic: Form controls