Link Properties

The Attributes section includes the object name and the caption.

Name	Enter a name for the object. This is the name of the object as it will show in field chooser, the Navigation panel and other object lists.
Caption	Enter the text that you want displayed on the link.

The Behavior section lists possible events on the object that can prompt a behavior to run.

Link is clicked

This event occurs when the app user clicks on the link object.

Link is shown

This event occurs when the object is shown. This is often when the object's page is opened.

The Settings section includes redirect URL, target browser window, positioning, tabbing, tool-tip and accessibility.

Link Settings
Object	Details	Additional Information
Text or Number	Selection of this radio button enables you to enter a static text or numeric value. If the URL you want to direct the app user to will not be dynamic (based on app input or other options) then it is appropriate to enter the address here.
Value of a Field	The value of a field option pulls the URL from a field elsewhere in the app. To select the desired field, click the Select button, then navigate to the field containing the desired value.
Special	Selection of this radio button lets you choose the URL from a predefined list of app meta data that is universally available in apps. This includes special values such as Instance Name, Instance ID, URL, Current Date, etc.	Special Fields and Properties
Formula	Select this radio button then click Compose to provide a condition or formula as the URL value. Formulas can use field values, dates, button states or other special values.	Formulas
Target
Target	Select the location where the URL will be opened. Options include: •New Browser Window - With this, the current browser window displaying the app remains open and the URL is loaded in a separate browser window. •Current Browser Window - For this option, you will navigate away from the app in order to display the linked Web page.
Position
Top	Displays the object's location in from the top of the app (in pixels).
Left	Displays the object's location in from the left margin of the app (in pixels).
Width	Shows the width of the object.
Height	Shows the height of the object.	The minimum height is determined by the font size and cannot be less than 10px.
Layer	Indicates the layer number this object occupies. You can drag an object so that it fully or partially covers another object. Depending on the layer number it occupies, it may be positioned underneath another other object.
Tabbing
Tab Index	Indicates the order that objects will be presented in the system to designers when, for example, selecting a field in behaviors.	Tab Index
Tooltip	Enter tooltip text to show to an app user when they hover their mouse over the object.
Accessibility
Silent	If this check box is selected, the screen reader will not read the label.	Accessibility and JAWS Compatibility

The Style section contains properties that control the font appearance and theme applied to the object.

Text
Object	Details	Additional Information
	Select the font face for the caption text.	Fonts from the designers local machine will also be available provided the option to Use Custom Font has been selected in the Account Settings, however if the same font is not installed on the users machine then a standard font will be used to display the data.
	Choose the size and style of the font for the caption text.	Manually enter font sizes smaller than the minimum selectable in the drop-down.
Normal	Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a default color for the text on the object.
Mouse Over	Enter a Hex color code or click on the color box to pick a color for the text on the object to change to when an app user mouses over it.
	Choose the style of the font for the caption text.
Use App Theme
	Resets the appearance options to the default settings configured on the app's Theme properties.	Applying or Resetting a Theme

The Access section contains properties for field state management.

State
Object	Details	Additional Information
	Choose from Default, Normal, Disabled or Hidden for Link objects. With field state management, you control access to individual objects on the app. You can prevent individual roles from changing, or even viewing, specific data or areas on the app. See Limiting User Access to App Fields for more information on how to control access to fields.	Adding Workflow The Workflow Diagram Loading the Object States Overview Explanation of State Priority Understanding the Default State
	Click the ellipses button to display the Edit State dialog. Use this option to hide, show or disable objects depending on the user's role and/or the workflow stage.

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