Radio button control

The radio button control can be used when you want users to select only one option from a predefined set of options.

Properties

Once a radio button control has been added to a form, you can configure it using the options on the Properties tab.

Required: Makes the radio button field mandatory.

Inline: Displays the radio button field values inline.

Read-only: The radio button selections will be non-editable when a user is viewing the form.

ID: The ID of the radio button control. The ID is automatically assigned when a radio button field is added on a web form. The value of this field cannot be edited.

Name: A name for the radio button field. This name is used to identify the radio button field in other forms.

Display Name: A name that will be displayed for the radio button field in other areas of FileBound.

Tab Order: The tab order for the radio button field. The tab order is the sequence in which a field will be selected when Tab is pressed. For example, if the tab order for a field is set to 3 when Tab is pressed for the third time, that field will be selected.

Configure: Opens the Edit Radio Button window where you can configure the radio button control.

Edit Rules: Opens the Edit Rules window where you can configure conditional rules for the control. See Conditional rules for more information.

Configure a radio button control

  1. Under the Properties tab, click Configure.

  2. Type a name for the radio button option, and then click Add or select an option from the Pre-Populated Lists drop-down menu to add an item from the pre-populated list. The following options are available:

    • Age Ranges
    • Education
    • Gender
    • Income
    • Months
    • US States
    • Week Days
    • Years

  3. Repeat Step 2 to add the required number of radio buttons.

  4. Select the check box next to label to make it the default option.

  5. Rearrange the radio options to display them in a specific order. Click the double-headed arrow next to a choice and hold the mouse button. Move the selection up or down in the list and release the mouse button at the location you want to place the choice.

  6. Click Save.