Format Menu

Choose this	To do this
Align	Displays the Align sub-menu, with options to line up controls on a report or label.
Size	Displays the Size sub-menu, which lets you change the size of controls. Information on the Size sub-menu is available in Size Sub-menu.
Horizontal Spacing	Displays the Horizontal Spacing sub-menu, which lets you change the horizontal spacing of selected objects. This command is available when you work with a report, label, form, or class. Information on the Horizontal Spacing sub-menu is available in Horizontal Spacing Sub-menu.
Vertical Spacing	Displays the Vertical Spacing sub-menu, which lets you set the vertical spacing between selected controls. This command is available when you work with a report, label, form, or class Information on the Vertical Spacing sub-menu is available in Vertical Spacing Sub-menu.
Bring to Front	Move the selected controls to the front layer so that they appear on top of overlapping controls. Shortcut: `CTRL + G`.
Send to Back	Send selected controls to the back layer so that any overlapping controls appear on top of them. Shortcut: `CTRL + J`.
Group	Joins selected controls so that they can be manipulated as a single control. It is equivalent to dragging the mouse to select all controls at once.
Ungroup	Separate previously grouped controls so that they can be manipulated individually.
Snap to Grid	Move controls in grid increments when you select and drag them.
Set Grid Scale	Display the Set Grid Scale form, where you can define horizontal and vertical increments of the grid in pixels, and (for reports and labels) specify whether the ruler displays inches or pixels. Information on the grid scale is available in Set Grid Scale.
Font	Display the Font form, where you can set the font type, style, and size. Information on the Font form is available in Font.
Text Alignment	Display the Text Alignment sub-menu, which contains commands that let you adjust alignment and spacing of text within a field or label control. Information the Text Alignment sub-menu is available in Text Alignment Sub-menu.
Fill	Fills selected controls with a pattern. To enable this command, you must create a rectangle or rounded rectangle control, and then select the control. This option provides eight fill pattern options.
Pen	Display the Pen sub-menu, which contains commands that let you set point size and the design pattern of lines and outlines for rectangles and rounded rectangles on your label or report. Information on the Pen sub-menu is available in Pen Sub-menu.
Mode	Display the Mode sub-menu, which lets you determine whether the selected control is opaque or transparent. Opaque prevents controls behind the selected control from showing through. Transparent allows controls behind the selected control to show through.

Align

Displays the Align sub-menu, with options to line up controls on a report or label.

Size

Displays the Size sub-menu, which lets you change the size of controls.

Information on the Size sub-menu is available in Size Sub-menu.

Horizontal Spacing

Displays the Horizontal Spacing sub-menu, which lets you change the horizontal spacing of selected objects. This command is available when you work with a report, label, form, or class.

Information on the Horizontal Spacing sub-menu is available in Horizontal Spacing Sub-menu.

Vertical Spacing

Displays the Vertical Spacing sub-menu, which lets you set the vertical spacing between selected controls. This command is available when you work with a report, label, form, or class

Information on the Vertical Spacing sub-menu is available in Vertical Spacing Sub-menu.

Bring to Front

Move the selected controls to the front layer so that they appear on top of overlapping controls.

Shortcut: CTRL + G.

Send to Back

Send selected controls to the back layer so that any overlapping controls appear on top of them.

Shortcut: CTRL + J.

Group

Joins selected controls so that they can be manipulated as a single control. It is equivalent to dragging the mouse to select all controls at once.

Ungroup

Separate previously grouped controls so that they can be manipulated individually.

Snap to Grid

Move controls in grid increments when you select and drag them.

Set Grid Scale

Display the Set Grid Scale form, where you can define horizontal and vertical increments of the grid in pixels, and (for reports and labels) specify whether the ruler displays inches or pixels.

Information on the grid scale is available in Set Grid Scale.

Font

Display the Font form, where you can set the font type, style, and size.

Information on the Font form is available in Font.

Text Alignment

Display the Text Alignment sub-menu, which contains commands that let you adjust alignment and spacing of text within a field or label control.

Information the Text Alignment sub-menu is available in Text Alignment Sub-menu.

Fill

Fills selected controls with a pattern. To enable this command, you must create a rectangle or rounded rectangle control, and then select the control. This option provides eight fill pattern options.

Pen

Display the Pen sub-menu, which contains commands that let you set point size and the design pattern of lines and outlines for rectangles and rounded rectangles on your label or report.

Information on the Pen sub-menu is available in Pen Sub-menu.

Mode

Display the Mode sub-menu, which lets you determine whether the selected control is opaque or transparent. Opaque prevents controls behind the selected control from showing through. Transparent allows controls behind the selected control to show through.