Rearrange the object entry order in a single click

When working on a form, it often happens, for a reason or another, that you insert new objects within a group of existing objects in your form. In that scenario, the resulting object entry order often becomes illogical, and would let the user enter information in an awkward manner. This is where you need to restore the entry order to a logic one, and it can be a tedious task…

So if you have ever stumbled upon this scenario, here is a tip to go back in one click to a logic standard order:

  1. Click the Entry Order button of the toolbar 
  2. Draw a marquee around all the objects you want to group for data entry. Then release the mouse. Voilà, the object entry order is rearranged!

Not clear yet ? No panic, this video shows you how to do so:

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• Product Marketing Manager • Intissar joined 4D in 2017 as a Product Marketing Manager. She works closely with the product, marketing, engineering, and technical support teams to highlight the ‘why’, the ‘how’, and the ‘what’ of new and updated features to different audiences. This close proximity allows her to craft messaging frameworks and write in-depth content and code samples for the 4D blog and website. After graduating with an engineer's degree in Computer Science from VINCI university, Intissar worked in several startups as a software engineer. Her hands-on experience includes software specification, design, and development, user training and support, and team management.