A composite field is a field that may contain other fields. Most composite fields can contain fields of any type, even other composite fields. A field contained within a composite field is referred to as a child field.

Composite fields include the following:

Like other fields, composite fields have events, such as ChildSetValue, that let you control the end user's interaction with the field.

Most composite fields are created by selecting the fields that you want to group together and then choosing one of the composite field type commands from the Group menu.

After you have created a composite field, you may add new fields to it by selecting the field from the palette and clicking the mouse inside the boundaries of the composite field. You can also delete fields in a composite field by selecting them and clicking Edit, Delete on the floating menu bar.

To add other existing fields to a composite field after it's been created, select the field and click Edit, Cut, and then paste it into the composite field (Edit, Paste).