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Changing the position of a Token Field
Changing the width of a Token Field
Displaying a Token Field as a form
A Token Field is a special type of field that displays text in the form of tokens that can both selected and edited. Token Fields can be displayed as a form.
Choose Widget > Insert Text Box > Token Field. If the current Edit Mode is Edit Background Layer, then the Token Field will be added to the Background. Otherwise, it will be added to the current card.
Alternately, you can type ^⌘G.
A Token Field can also be added using the Widgets pull-down menu in the toolbar.
- If the Token Field is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
- Click on the Token Field.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- In the “General” section of the Info sidebar, type the new name of the Token Field into the Name field.
Changing the position of a Token Field:
- If the Token Field is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
- Click and drag the Token Field to the desired destination.
Alternately, the location can altered using the Token Field’s “Metrics” section of the Info side bar.
Changing the width of a Token Field:
- If the Token Field is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
- Click on the Token Field.
- Click and drag one the anchors in the desired direction.
Alternately, the width can altered using the Token Field’s “Metrics” section of the Info sidebar.
Please note that the height of a Token Field cannot be altered.
Displaying a Token Field as a form:
- If the Token Field is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
- Click on the Token Field.
- Click the “Widget” button on top right of the Info sidebar.
- In the “Appearance” section of the Info sidebar, click the “Display as form” check box if it is not already checked.
Moving a Token Field Forward or Backward:
- If the Token Field is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
- Click on the Token Field.
- To move a Token Field one position at a time, choose Widget > Bring Forward or Send Backward.
To move a Token Field in front of all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Bring to Front.
To move a Token Field behind all other widgets in a card or the background, choose Widget > Send to Back.
- If the Token Field is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
- Click on the Token Field.
- To center a Token Field horizontally, choose Widget > Center Horizontally in Card or Center Horizontally in Background.
To center a Token Field vertically, choose Widget > Center Vertically in Card or Center Vertically in Background.
- If the Token Field is located in the Background, then change the Edit Mode to Edit Background Layer. Otherwise, change the Edit Mode to Edit Card Layer. (See Changing the Edit Mode of a stack for more information regarding Edit Modes.)
- Click on the Token Field.
- Press the Delete key.