When creating a base layout, you must determine the layout settings of the form.
Procedure
- From the Config Tool home page, open the Plugins task.
- In the Plugins task, select the plugin role from the entity browser, and click the Form layout tab.
- Select a layout.
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In the Layout settings section, select the following:
- Body color
- Header color
- Footer color
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From the Unit list, choose the unit of measurement that you want
to use to measure the header height, footer height, and paper size. The options are:
- Millimeter
- Inch
- Enter the height of the header and footer.
- Click the Paper size button, select a paper size, and then click Apply.
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(Optional) If the paper size you want does not exist, do the folllowing:
- In the Paper size dialog box, click the Add () button.
- In the Custom paper size dialog box, enter the following:
- Name
- The name that you want to give to the paper size. For example, you would enter Legal if you intend to create forms that would fit on legal-sized paper
- Width
- The width of the form that you will be creating.
- Length
- The length of the form that you will be creating.
- Click Save and the click Apply.
NOTE: After you create a paper size, it is available to be applied to other base layouts. - Click Apply.
After you finish
Parent topic: Creating base layouts