To make working with form elements easier, you can use the form gridlines to help you align elements on your form.

1. Open the form you want to add or edit elements in.
2. In the Customise tab, click Grid Options. The Grid Options window appears.
3. Select the spacing you want between gridlines.
4. If you want to see the gridlines as you edit the form, click the Display grid on screen option.
5. If you want form elements to always align to the gridlines, select the Snap to grid option.
6. Click OK.

1. Click to select the element you want to edit.
2. Move the element by clicking and dragging it to a new position on your report.
   
   You can also set the element’s position manually by entering coordinates in the Placement fields in the Customise tab.
   
3. Change the element’s size by clicking and dragging the anchor points on the corners of the element.
   
4. Rotate the shape by clicking the top anchor point and dragging the cursor. The element is rotated around one of its corners.
   
   Note that you can't rotate tables.

1. Select the element and do one of the following to copy or cut:
   • Use the clipboard buttons in the Customise tab to cut, copy and paste.
     
   • Right mouse-click and choose Cut or Copy.
2. Click on the area of the form where you want to paste the element, then either:
   • Use the clipboard buttons in the Customise tab to paste.
   • Right mouse-click and choose Paste.

Select the element and do one of the following:

• press Delete on your keyboard.
• right mouse-click and choose Delete. 

1. Click the element once to select it.
2. Click Arrange and then choose an option.
   

1. Select the elements you want to align. To do this, hold down the Ctrl key on your keyboard and click each element.
2. Click Align and then choose an alignment option.