CUSTOM CONTROLS FOR USER EXPERIENCE ENHANCEMENT

The below list contains many custom controls and enhancements that can be used in the forms to provide the end-users a better experience, more interaction, and better user-friendly system.

  1. REFERENCE PANEL Section
    This post will show you how to add and use the Reference Panel in a form to prevent the user from scrolling up / down to see the data => Reference panel section.

  2. RICH TEXT EDITOR Control
    This post will show you how to enable the Rich Text editor control for multiline fields for prettier data input and display => Rich text editor control.

  3. PEN Control to CAPTURE SIGNATURE
    This post will show you how to activate the Pen control on your form so you directly capture the client signature on the spot => Pen control.

  4. EMOJIS IN OPTION SET ITEMS
    This post will show you how to add emojis in option set items that will be displayed in different areas like Views, Forms, Reports, and Portal => Emojis in option set.

  5. AUTO COMPLETE Control
    This post will show you how to change a text box behavior as a drop down list for data consistency => Auto complete control.

  6. NUMBER INPUT / STAR RATING Controls
    This post will show you how to display a number input (whole number, money, decimal) in two fancy ways => Number input control.

  7. OPTION SET Control
    This post will show you how to make data entry more user friendly when coming to option sets with minimal options => Option set control.

  8. TWO OPTIONS TOGGLE Control
    This post will show you how to activate the Toggle control for Two options fields on your form => Toggle control.

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