Creating and Programming a Hotspot with Action Scripting

Description

The following procedure assumes that the developer has opened the form in the Form Editor . Follow these instructions to use Action Scripting to create and format a hotspot similar to hotspot4 .

  1. Sketch the hotspot on the form.

  2. When the Define Hotspot dialog box appears, click the Use Action Scripting Editor option button.

  3. Click OK.

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  4. Click Add New Action.

  5. In the Select Action dialog box, select "Form/Browse" in the Category list.

  6. Select "Open Form or Browse Layout" in the Action list.

  7. Click Next >.

  8. Select "Help" in the Layout Name list.

  9. Click Next >.

  10. Click Next > in the Open Form or Browse Layout dialog box.

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  11. Click Next > and Finish.

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