XML Generation
Navigating Areas and Coordinating them with Source File View
The XML generation screen is where Area layouts are generated. The template file is shown and is only there to view data. Many template files may be used, particularly where different documents share a layout (Debit and Credit Invoices for example).
Where you use multiple files as templates, you will often need to re-align an area definition to the template area it represents.
Select and Align an Area
Select areas from the Area pull-down.
Area toolbar contains other tools.
- This tool
moves the current area definition to the top of the current page (definition,
not the data). You can then use the mouse to shift the area definition down over the data
(this allows an area defined on Page 2 with one template file to move back to
Page 1 with a smaller template file).
- To toggle between one and all areas, use this
tool
, "On" shows just one area ("Off" shows
all areas).
Page Movements tools 
as well as the source page slider allow flipping through template
pages and alignment of one particular template page.
Master area requires a move back to Page 1.
To bring a Total into view, move the
Source File slider down to see the end of the page, move forward
pages 
until total shows, and move the Total Area down
with the mouse until it overlays the total.
Long Documents
Hold down mouse right inside the area to move it.
This is the movement cursor ...
.
Movement cursor below the frame
scrolls data with the area eventually moving of-screen.
Movement cursor back inside the frame ...
... and let go of mouse right to return the area to screen.
You can now finely adjust the area on screen with the mouse.
Wide Documents
Very wide layouts cause problems when defining fields. This method is good for very wide layouts (such as Records Mode Version 7 templates and earlier).
Create the field, then move it by holding down mouse right.
This is the movement cursor ...
.
Movement cursor outside
the frame rapidly scrolls the text, however the field also goes off
screen.
Movement cursor back
inside the frame saves the field at cursor position (about to let
go of mouse right).
After letting go.
Left and Right arrow keys move the selected object one character.
Keyboard Area Movement
The Up and Down keyboard arrow keys move the area up and down one line (and allow the area to be moved "off page").
Pressing the Scroll button leaves the area position "as is" and moves the data up and down.