Form Designer: Use the Auto Tab Order option

When entering data, you press the <TAB> or <ENTER> key to move to the next input field. Use the Auto Tab order option to define the order for the cursor in Form View mode.

  1. In the Infrastructure Administrator, do one of the following:
    • Click Enterprise and connect to the enterprise industry model. Open a project.
    • Click File and open an industry model drawing or template.
  2. Expand the Industry Model node and click Form Designer.

    The form designer is displayed in the right pane. The topics and feature classes are displayed in the form explorer.

  3. In the form explorer, select a feature class, select the Form Type, such as Default, and click Edit.
  4. In the Form Designer dialog box, click Edit menu > Auto Tab Order.

    If you select Auto Tab Order, the cursor will move according to default settings: from left to right and from top to bottom.

  5. Clear Auto Tab Order to define your customized order.
  6. In the right pane, click the first control.
  7. In the left pane, click the Properties tab.
  8. Select Next Control and click the browse button. Select the next control in the list.