After you create a basic frame, you can place fields on its form. The types of fields you include on the form determine how your frame functions and how users interact with it. This chapter describes how to create and use basic fields using the Frame Editor's field palette and menu commands. It shows you how to position and size fields, set their properties, and create field scripts.

The chapter Alternative Methods for Creating Fields discusses methods for creating fields using field templates, database tables, user classes, and external classes. In the chapter Generating Fields from Predefined Templates, you will learn how to use more complex field templates that are paired with assistants. These assistant-based field templates let you create automatically generated fields, from bar graphs and other desk accessories to editing controls and powerful database-related fields.