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SmartSimple's [[SmartField View]] feature enables the building of customized field lists used when creating printable PDF documents, [[Web Page View Field|Web Page Views]], and forms.  This feature gives users configuring these pages a better finished look and greater control over the final printable output using the one-click page break and page orientation controls.
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The [[SmartField View]] feature enables the building of customized field lists used when creating printable PDF documents, [[Web Page View Field|Web Page Views]], and forms.  This feature gives users configuring these pages greater control over the final printable output using page break and page orientation controls.
 
==Feature Illustrated==
 
==Feature Illustrated==
 
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* Notice the page break and change of the page orientation from portrait to landscape after the last field on the first page. The Page Break After and Reset was used on the second page after the third field to revert the document back to the original orientation.
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* For the above example, on the first page the '''Page Break and Set to Landscape After Field''' SmartField PDF Option was used after the 13th field to force a page break and change the orientation of the following page to landscape. The '''Page Break and Set to Portrait After Field''' option was used on the second page after the third field to force an early page break and revert the document back to a portrait orientation.
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==Notes==
 
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The page break and page orientation change will occur after the field selected.
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 10:21, 2 May 2016

How.png This article will explain how you can implement this feature for use on your SmartSimple system.



The SmartField View feature enables the building of customized field lists used when creating printable PDF documents, Web Page Views, and forms. This feature gives users configuring these pages greater control over the final printable output using page break and page orientation controls.

Feature Illustrated

Image Smartfield pdf options.png
SmartFields PDF Formatting option illustrated (above)


Create Page Breaks and Page Orientation

  1. Navigate to the desired UTA, click on the Configuration Settings icon.
  2. Select the Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3 which contains the Custom Fields, click on the Custom Fields hyperlink.
  3. Locate the Custom Field that you would wish to add the page break to. Under the Display section of the Custom Field you will see a option SmartField PDF Formatting


The SmartField PDF Options contains the following options:

  • None - This option is the default and will not add a Page Break or change the page orientation on the SmartField View
  • Page Break Before - this option will add a Page Break before the field
  • Page Break After - this radio option will add a Page Break after immediately after the field
  • Page Break and Set to Landscape Before Field - this option will add a Page Break and Set the page orientation to Landscape before the field
  • Page Break and Set to Landscape After Field - this option will add a Page Break and Set the page orientation to Landscape immediately after the field
  • Page Break and Set to Portrait Before Field - this option will add a Page Break and Set the page orientation to Portrait before the field
  • Page Break and Set to Portrait After Field - this option will add a Page Break and Set the page orientation to Portrait after the field

Illustrated Example

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  • For the above example, on the first page the Page Break and Set to Landscape After Field SmartField PDF Option was used after the 13th field to force a page break and change the orientation of the following page to landscape. The Page Break and Set to Portrait After Field option was used on the second page after the third field to force an early page break and revert the document back to a portrait orientation.

See Also


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