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# About the Formatting Tab

The Formatting tab of the Create Workflow Job dialog box incorporates an HTML Editor that is used to create the web page to be used for the Workflow Job. The HTML editor provides a number of intuitive toolbars and controls for:
|  | Creating an HTML form
|  | Adding buttons, text boxes, radio buttons, check boxes and combo boxes to the form
|  | Adding custom fonts and colours
|  | Adding custom graphics and backgrounds
|  | Allowing dynamic fields to be dragged from the Task Browser dialog box onto any area of the design surface
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|  | Allowing users to specify whether to use the default form submit confirmation message or to forward to a URL of their choice

|  | Allowing users to specify whether to use the default unknown job page or to forward to a URL of their choice

|  | Allowing users to use their default system HTML editor, including Visual Studio if installed

|  | Allowing users to select from a number of default templates and load them into the edit control. Templates are provided for:

|  | Yes/No

|  | Three way vote

|  | Simple Form. A basic form with 10 text fields, submit button and template labels

|  | Saving the currently loaded page as a new template

|  | Allowing users to import externally created HTML pages into the editor, including any embedded controls

|  | Validation of the HTML code

|  | Descriptions for some of the controls and features provided within the tab are listed below:

|  | Update — One feature of the HTML Editor application that needs to be pointed out is that after you have made any changes to the page contents you must click on the Update button to apply them.

Scripting — This area contains the following:

|  | Edit — Opens the Workflow Job web form in your default HTML Editor application for editing.

|  | Validations — Clicking on the Validate button opens the Validations dialog box which lists any Validations created for controls contained within the Workflow Job.

|  | Validate on Save — If this option is selected then form validations are automatically triggered when a Workflow Job is saved / submitted in the myTaskPortal web portal.

|  | Import — Displays a standard file browser dialog box to enable an externally created HTML page to be selected and loaded.

|  | Calculations — Clicking on the Calculate button opens the Calculations dialog box which lists any Calculations created for controls contained within the Workflow Job.

Templates — To save time creating new Workflow Job, the current configuration may be saved as a Template and then recalled for use with another Workflow Job. This area contains the following:

|  | Templates — Displays all available Workflow Job Templates for selection.

|  | Load — Once a Template has been selected, clicking on this button loads it into the HTML editor within the Formatting tab.

|  | Save — Displays the Insert template name dialog box to enable the current configuration to be saved as a new Template.

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