--- title: "Lasernet Form Editor 9 - Designing Forms " slug: "lasernet-form-editor-9-designing-forms" type: "index" canonical: "kb.lasernetgroup.com/lasernet-form-editor-9-designing-forms" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Lasernet Form Editor 9 - Designing Forms 39 articles ## [Introduction to Lasernet Form Editor 9](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/introduction-to-lasernet-form-editor-9.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-15 Applies to: Lasernet 9 Lasernet Form Editor 9 is an application where you can design and maintain forms using DataSet, CSV, EDI, TXT, XLS or XML as input formats. It can enrich this data by applying... ## [Add New Form with Criteria](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/add-new-form-with-criteria.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-15 Applies to: Lasernet 9 In this exercise, you can learn how to add a new form and design a report by using XML as input data. You are also to set up the required criterion/criteria to recognize the... ## [Add a New Rearrange](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/add-a-new-rearrange.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-15 Applies to: Lasernet 9 In this exercise, you can learn how to rearrange data from the XML data view to the output view. When we talk about rearranging a text, we refer to the process of defining how... ## [Rearrange Properties (Overflow)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/rearrange-properties-overflow.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-16 Applies to: Lasernet 9 We are now looking at the settings with which we need to work to handle letters not fitting a rearrange box in the horizontal direction. When a word is too long, this work... ## [Rearrange Properties (Box Alignment)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/rearrange-properties-box-alignment.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-16 Applies to: Lasernet 9 Let us now consider how to align a text box relative to the X / Y position of a Rearrange object by using the Box vertical and Box horizontal alignment settings. Box horizontal... ## [Rearrange Properties (Text Alignment)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/rearrange-properties-text-alignment.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-16 Applies to: Lasernet 9 Let us now consider how to align text inside a fixed-size box by using the Text vertical and horizontal alignment settings. Text horizontal alignment The setting implies a... ## [Rearrange Properties (Whitespace on Edges)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/rearrange-properties-whitespace-on-edges.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-16 Applies to: Lasernet 9 Whitespace is handled for the left and right edges of the output rearrange. The Before and After columns refer to the left and right rearrange edges. This option retains... ## [Rearrange Properties (Line Height)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/rearrange-properties-line-height.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-16 Applies to: Lasernet 9 Line height can be set as either Absolute or Relative . In the Absolute mode, you can define a specific line height in millimeters. In the Relative mode, the line height is... ## [Rearrange Properties (Background and Border)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/rearrange-properties-background-and-border.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-16 Applies to: Lasernet 9 You can add an optional background color or surrounding rectangle to your text. In addition, you have the possibility to specify a margin (in millimeters) from the text to the... ## [Insert Text](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/insert-text-1.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-16 Applies to: Lasernet 9 The Text tool is a Rearrange object that appears in the form view only. You can activate the tool by clicking the Text button on the toolbar or by adding a text element to an... ## [Images](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/images.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-16 Applies to: Lasernet 9 You can use the Image tool to insert an image in the design form from an external file or as an image embedded in data. By default, images you insert into the output are stored... ## [Shapes](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/shapes.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-17 Applies to: Lasernet 9 With the Shape tool, you can create lines and shapes in the form editor. The shapes with which you can work here are either a rectangle or a rounded rectangle. To create a line... ## [Barcodes](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/barcodes-form-editor-training.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-17 Applies to: Lasernet 9 The Barcode tool works the same way as the Rearrange tool. When you select data, the barcode object becomes visible in the form on the right-hand side, and you can position it... ## [Overlays](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/overlays-form-editor.md) Updated on 2026-09-17 | Published on 2024-07-17 Applies to: Lasernet 9 Overlays represents a way to add graphical design elements to your forms. You can design and maintain overlays outside Lasernet Developer, mostly using a Windows design... ## [Patterns and Conditional Area](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/patterns-and-conditional-area.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-17 Applies to: Lasernet 9 In Lasernet, patterns are used to recognize specific line items in the input. Rearranges, barcodes, images, text, shapes, etc. added to a pattern are automatically included in... ## [Patterns (Multiple Pages)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/patterns-multiple-pages.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-17 Applies to: Lasernet 9 Each sheet has a First , Middle , Last , and Single Page for formatting the output. These pages can contain overlays providing the graphical presentation of the print,... ## [Patterns (Grouping)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/patterns-grouping.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-17 Applies to: Lasernet 9 You can keep pattern instances belonging to the different patterns at the same page. By using the Group until setting, you can create a group starting at every instance of the... ## [Calculations](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/calculations.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-17 Applies to: Lasernet 9 With the Calculation tool, you can insert calculations in the Conditional Area. In this exercise, we are going to focus on subtotals and the sum of all item lines. Sum :... ## [Calculations (Grouping)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/calculations-grouping.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-18 Applies to: Lasernet 9 You can use the Calculation tool to calculate groups of item lines in the Conditional Area. Selecting the Sum Group option of the Calculation tool allows creating a new script... ## [Tables, Shapes, and Images](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/tables-shapes-and-images.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-18 Applies to: Lasernet 9 With the Image and Shapes tools, you can add images, lines, rectangles, and rounded rectangles to your form design. You can also assign multiple images or shapes in a dynamic... ## [Tables (Margins)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/tables-margins.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-18 Applies to: Lasernet 9 You can use top and bottom margins of the table to manage the table style. It could be useful if you need additional space between header/footer and the Conditional Area in a... ## [Tables (End of Conditional Area)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/tables-end-of-conditional-area.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-18 Applies to: Lasernet 9 In the table settings, you can use the Relative to and Vertical lines t o options to manage the table style and the position of headers and footers relative to the body. Note... ## [Tables (Bottom of Conditional Area)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/tables-bottom-of-conditional-area.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-18 Applies to: Lasernet 9 In the table settings you can use the Relative to and Vertical lines to options to manage the table style and a position of headers and footer relative to the Conditional Area.... ## [Regions](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/regions.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-18 Applies to: Lasernet 9 With the Regions function, you can organize data (patterns) in a Conditional Area and you can add one or more fixed regions to the same Conditional Area. You can also set... ## [Regions (Tables)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/regions-tables.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-18 Applies to: Lasernet 9 With the Regions function, you can organize data (patterns) in a Conditional Area as well as you can add one or more regions to the same Conditional Area. You can also set... ## [Regions (Tables with Footer and Calculations)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/regions-tables-with-footer-and-calculations.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-19 Applies to: Lasernet 9 With the Regions function, you can organize data (patterns) in a Conditional Area as well as you can add one or more regions to the same Conditional Area. You can also set... ## [Regions (Order and Page Break)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/regions-order-and-page-break.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-19 Applies to: Lasernet 9 The order of regions in the form design is determined by the order of regions in the Conditional Area dialog. Note This article describes a software version that is no longer... ## [Conditional Areas (Subareas)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/conditional-areas-subareas.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-19 Applies to: Lasernet 9 You can distribute your conditional data between several Conditional Areas. By default, there always exists Default Conditional Area defined by the system, but you can also... ## [Sheets (Master Sheet)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/sheets-master-sheet.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-19 Applies to: Lasernet 9 Lasernet supports processing the master sheet, a technique used for populating rearranges, patterns, tables, overlays, JobInfos, etc. from one sheet to another. When having two... ## [Sheets (Mixing and Combining Pages)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/sheets-mixing-and-combining-pages.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-19 Applies to: Lasernet 9 You can mix and combine sheets depending on your requirements for printing sheets in the duplex mode or combine sheets into a single document (job). You can maintain the... ## [Charts](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/charts-lasernet-9-training.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-19 Applies to: Lasernet 9 In this exercise, you can learn how to define data for a chart in the input and then insert a chart image in the output for the specified data set. Note This article describes a... ## [Dynamic Regions](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/dynamic-regions.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-09-26 Applies to: Lasernet 9 Dynamic regions is an extended functionality of Regions and allows organizing data (patterns) in the output file more flexible. One or more dynamic regions can be added to the... ## [Alternate Rows (Odd/Even)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/alternate-rows-oddeven.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-19 Applies to: Lasernet 9 In this exercise, you can learn how to apply the Alternating tool to detect an available pattern(s) so you can design a table in the output by highlighting odd and even rows... ## [Alternate Rows (Other Properties)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/alternate-rows-other-properties.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-07-19 Applies to: Lasernet 9 In this exercise, you can learn how to apply the Alternating tool to detect available pattern(s), so you can design a table in the output by highlighting odd and even rows... ## [Subforms (Getting Started)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/subforms-getting-started.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-09-27 Applies to: Lasernet 9 You can use the Subform tool to add definite content as a standalone entity to your document or report. For example, you need to create several reports for different... ## [Subforms (Global and Local)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/subforms-global-and-local.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-09-24 Applies to: Lasernet 9 To simplify your daily routines when creating documents and reports with the same repeating text, fragments, or other elements, you can use both global and local subforms... ## [Formatting Substitution](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/formatting-substitution.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-09-26 Applies to: Lasernet 9 The Formatting substitution tool allows you to visually differentiate text within the same rearrange based on definite criteria and using the preferable settings. Changing your... ## [Subforms (XML, EDI, JSON)](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/subforms-xml-edi-json.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-09-26 Applies to: Lasernet 9 You can also add subforms for output formats such as XML, EDI, and JSON. The procedure is the same for all the mentioned output formats. In this exercise, you can learn how to... ## [Multiple Areas](https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/docs/multiple-areas.md) Updated on 2026-03-06 | Published on 2024-09-26 Applies to: Lasernet 9 The Multiple areas functionality allows the automatic generation of multiple subareas in the output at a time. This way, you can avoid creating many subareas within one custom...