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Parts of a form guide

A form guide is made up of a form guide layout, panels, and navigation controls:

•	The form guide layout is the form guide container. It specifies the navigation method and the position of each part within the container. It contains the navigation, data entry, and guide help panels, and the navigation controls.

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The navigation panel contains the form guide hierarchy that lists the sections and data entry panels in the form guide. You use the hierarchy to organize the form guide content into logical, related groups of fields and text. The hierarchy does not have to match the form design layout. The form guide layout determines the location of the navigation panel within the form guide container. For more information about the guides, sections, and panels in the form guide hierarchy, see Guides, sections, and panels.

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The data entry panel displays the form objects, text, and help for the selected panel. The form guide layout determines the location of the data entry panels within the form guide container. A form guide includes one or more data entry panels, but only one data entry panel is visible at a time. You can select an appropriate layout for each panel. The data entry panel is the only type of panel that you can select a layout for.

•	The guide help panel displays the help for the form guide, if help is available. The form guide layout determines the location of the guide help panel within the form guide container.

•	Navigation controls can include navigation buttons and a progress bar. Guide Builder automatically generates the navigation controls.

The following example shows the parts of a form guide in a form guide layout.

See also 

Guides, sections, and panels

Customize panels

Parts of a form guide