Pages

Tekla Tedds
2021
Tekla Tedds Tekla Tedds for Word

Pages

Pages represent actual pages of the interface. The overall layout of your interface is also set at page level. A page can contain multiple controls, groups, page items and data views. In addition, if necessary, you can define circumstances when a page is enabled and when it is not.

Note:

The following only applies to Tedds for Word.

Add pages

  1. Do one of the following:
    • On the Interface Designer toolbar, click Page.

    • At the bottom of the window, click the Add new page button.

    A name field appears on the left side of the Add new page button.

  2. Type a page name in the field.

Page properties

The Page properties property pane allows you to define the page layout of the selected page.

Tip:

To access the Page properties property pane, click the name of the desired page at the bottom of the Interface Designer window.

See the property fields of the Page properties property pane in the following table:

Property name Description
Appearance
Name

The name that you give to the page to identify it.

The name is not visible in the final interface.

Title

The text that appears at the top of the interface for the current page.

Buttons

The buttons that appear at the bottom of the interface.

Undo on cancel

Determines whether changes are automatically cleared when the user clicks the Cancel button on the page.

Library items
Notes library item A library item that is displayed when the user clicks the Notes button in the interface.
Page library items Page library items that are included in the page, provided that the page template accepts calculation items.
Sketch library item A library item that is displayed when the user clicks the Sketches button in the interface.
Template
Size Size of the page template.
Note:

The Size can only be defined and changed on the first page of your interface.

Custom Determines whether the interface template is a custom template that you can customize according to your needs.

For more information, see Create a custom page template.

Layout Allows you to select page template style from several standard layouts.
Resizable Determines whether the user can resize the interface.
Events
Creating A calculation that is performed before the page is created.
Created A calculation that is performed once the page is created.
Activated A calculation that is performed each time the user activates the page.
Input changing A calculation that is performed just before the user modifies input.
Input changed A calculation that is performed when user has modified the value of an input control.
Input updated A calculation that is performed when the user has modified the value of all input controls on the page.
Output updated A calculation that is performed when all output controls have been updated after the user has modified the value of input controls.
Validation failed A calculation that is performed when validation of the input controls on the page fails.
Validation succeeded A calculation that is performed when validation of the input controls on the page succeeds.
Deactivated A calculation that is performed when the page is deactivated.
Information
Information Text that appears in the yellow context help window on top of the page when the user does not modify a specific input control.

Modify page order

  • To move the current page backward or forward, click the arrow on the right side of the page name, and select the desired option.

Delete pages

  1. Do one of the following:
    • In the Interface Designer toolbar, click Delete.

    • At the bottom of the window, click the Delete page button.

    A confirmation dialog box appears and asks you whether you want to delete the current page.

  2. Click Yes.
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