Provides functionality for designing pages.

Page Designer is part of Object Designer. Object Designer gives you access to the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Development Environment. You use the development environment to modify the application or to create new application areas.

To open this window, on the Tools menu, choose Object Designer, choose Page, and then choose the Design button. Choose the New button instead of the Design button to design a new page.

Columns

Column Description

Expanded

Expands or collapses the element and child elements in Page Designer.

Type

Specifies the type of the control to display on the page. You can choose from the following control types:

  • Container
  • Group
  • Field
  • Part

SubType

Specifies the subtype of the control to display on the page.

For Container, you can choose from the following subtypes:

  • ContentArea
  • FactBoxArea
  • RoleCenterArea

For Group, you can choose from the following subtypes:

  • Group
  • Repeater
  • CueGroup
  • FixedLayout
  • GridLayout

For Part, you can choose from the following subtypes:

  • Page
  • System
  • Chart

SourceExpr

Specifies an expression that defines where to find the value of the control.

Name

Specifies the name of the control or field to display on the page. The name cannot contain spaces.

Caption

Specifies the caption of the control or field.

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