If the form you need is similar to one that exists in the same database, another database, or an IBM® Lotus® Domino(TM) Designer template, copy the form and then modify it.

To create a new form

1. In an open database, click Forms in the Design pane, and then click New Form.

2. Design the form. Create fields, text, and other elements on the form.

3. Choose Design - Form Properties to assign a name and other form properties.

To copy an existing form

1. In the Design pane, click Forms.

2. From the list of forms in the Work pane, select the form you want to copy.

3. Choose Edit - Copy to copy the form to the clipboard.

4. Open the database you want to copy the form into and click Forms in the Design pane.

5. Choose Edit - Paste to paste the copy into the list of forms in the target database.

If you are copying a form from a different database, resources such as shared fields and shared images are not sent with the copied form. You must copy shared resources separately to the new database.

Special types of forms

There are several types of forms that you can create for specific purposes. See the following topics for information on creating any of these types of forms.

• Profile forms
• Forms that prompt users for input
• Forms for a Domino billing application

Remove a form when users no longer need it. After you delete the form, documents that were created with the deleted form are displayed with the default form instead. After you delete a form, to prevent users from receiving a "form can't be found" message, create an agent that reassigns the form name.

For information on using agents to reassign documents to a new form, see Using agents to update documents affected by form changes.

1. Open the database.

2. In the Design pane, click Forms.

3. Select the form you want to delete.

4. Press DEL or choose Edit - Delete.

See Also

Designing forms
Designing pages

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