Designing pages

Actions

Actions automate tasks for the user. Add actions to the menu in the Notes® client, or add actions with buttons or hotspots on a page, Xpage or form. For more information, see the topic Actions in the chapter "Adding Automation to Applications."

Applets

Use Java™ applets to include small programs, such as an animated logo or a self-contained application, in a page, Xpage or form. For more information about including Java™ applets, see the chapter "Including Java™ Applets in Applications."

Attachments

Attach files to a page or form so users can detach or launch files locally.

Computed text

Use computed text to generate dynamic text based on formula results.

Embedded elements

You can embed the following elements in a page, Xpage or form: a view or folder pane, navigator, outline, date picker, or Instant Messaging Contact List. Use these elements alone or combine them to control how users navigate through your application.

Graphics

Place a graphic anywhere on a page, Xpage or form. Use graphics to add color to a page, Xpage or form or to create imagemaps.

Horizontal rules

Add horizontal rules to separate different parts of a page or form, or to make a page or form more interesting visually.

HTML

If you have existing HTML or you prefer using HTML to using the formatting tools Domino® Designer offers, you can import, paste, or write your own HTML on a page or form. You can also convert pages and forms to HTML.

Imagemaps

An imagemap is a graphic you enhance with programmable hotspots. Hotspots, in the form of pop-up text, actions, links, and formulas, perform an action when clicked by a user. Use imagemaps as navigational structures in an application.

JavaScript™ libraries

You can find and insert JavaScript™ libraries into a page, Xpage, form or subform. For more information on inserting JavaScript™ libraries, see the topic "Inserting a JavaScript™ library" in this chapter.

Layers

Layers let you position overlapping blocks of content on a page, form, or subform. Layers give you greater design flexibility because you can control the placement, size, and content of information. For more information on layers, see the topic "Layers" in this chapter.

Links

Add links to take users to other pages, views, databases, or URLs when they click on text or a graphic.

OLE objects and custom controls

Designer supports objects that are linked and embedded (OLE) as well as custom controls, sometimes called OCX controls. Including a linked or embedded object on a page or form lets you use a page or form as a gateway to another application. For example, an Employee Information page or form can include an OLE object that links to a Word Pro® file where the employee annual performance reviews are stored. Notes/FX^TM 2.0 fields create a two-way exchange between Notes® and a supporting application by allowing field data to be shared and updated from either application. For more information on including OLE objects and custom controls on a form, see the chapter "Including OLE Objects in Applications."

Sections

A section is a collapsible and expandable area that can include objects, text, and graphics.

Style Sheet (CSS) shared resources

You can find and insert a cascading style sheet (CSS) as a shared resource on a page, form, or subform. For more information on style sheets, see the topic "Creating style sheets as shared resources" in this chapter.

Tables

Use tables to summarize information, align text and graphics in rows and columns, or position elements on a page, Xpage or form. For more information on creating programmable tables, see the topic "Creating programmable tables" in this chapter.

Text

Use text anywhere on a page, Xpage or form and apply text attributes, such as color, size, and font styles to the text. For complete information on creating and formatting text, see Notes® Client Help.