Note If users have already filled out forms based on your form template, changing the name of a field or group can cause data loss in those forms.
- In design mode, right-click the Optional Section label below the section, and then click Section Properties.
- In the Field or group name box in the Section Properties dialog box, type a new name for the group or field.
If your form template is based on a sample form, pre-existing XML Schema, database, or Web service, you can only change the names of fields and groups that you have added to the data source.
- The following default menus will be updated with the new name. Any additional commands you add to the optional section will reflect the new name.
Menu Command name Section submenu on the Insert menu [group or field name] Shortcut menu Insert [group or field name]
Remove [group or field name]
Add or customize a single menu or toolbar command name for an optional section
- In design mode, right-click the Optional Section label below the section, and then click Section Properties.
- In the Section Properties dialog box, click Customize Commands.
- In the Section Commands dialog box, click the action in the Action list whose command name you want to add or customize.
- In the Location for the command box, do one of the following:
- To add a command to a menu or toolbar, select the check box for the menu or toolbar.
- To customize an existing command, select the name of the menu or toolbar that contains the command.
- In the Command name box, type the new name.
- If the command appears on a toolbar, type the new ScreenTip in the ScreenTip box.
Customize the instructional text for an optional section
- In design mode, right-click the Optional Section label below the section, and then click Section Properties.
- In the Section Properties dialog box, make sure the Show instructional text check box is selected, and then type the new instructional text.