By default, the
Layout Designer is installed in the StarTeam group of the Windows Start Menu. You can start
Layout Designer by selecting
.
Layout Designer initially opens an empty main window with the
File and
Help menus available. After you perform one of the procedures below, Layout Designer displays the area in which to design your form, and the tools used to create controls.
Before you can use the features of
Layout Designer, you must do one of the following:
- Create a new form
- Open an existing form
- Import a previously-exported form
To create a new form
- Select
from the main menu. The
New Template dialog box opens.
- Select the server on which the form is to reside, login if necessary, and click
New. The
Select a Layout Type dialog box opens.
- Select a layout type from the drop-down list, and click
OK.
To open an existing form
- Select
from the main menu. The
Open Template dialog box opens.
- Select the server on which the form resides, and login if necessary.
- Browse to the file, select it, and click
Open.
Layout Designer opens files with the *.layout.xml extension.
To import a previously-exported form
- Select
from the main menu. The
Import Template dialog box opens.
- Browse to the file, select it, and click Open.