Purpose-specific controls provide the optimal formatting for displaying particular types of data such as currency, date, decimal numbers, and so on.

A purpose-specific control is a specialized Text control.

> Adding a purpose-specific control

1. From the Basic control group, select any control.
2. Drag the control into the layout and release the pointer button to drop the control.
3. Select the cell containing the rule and click the View properties icon to open its Cell Properties panel.
4. In the Cell Properties panel, click the change link to open a panel showing different control types.

1. Select a control from the Purpose specific list.

   The Cell Properties panel shows the type of control you've selected and changes the General and Presentation options according to the control's data type.

2. On the Cell Properties panel, define the purpose-specific control using the following tabs:
   • General
   • Presentation (varies according to control type)
   • Control form - Actions tab

• Skin form — Components tab — Controls — Text inputs & Formatted text

  Styles set here apply to the following types of text:

• Adding a Text control

  To help users understand the structure of a layout and get a general idea what the content groupings within the layout include, describe the content and the purpose of layout elements by including formatted text in cells and headers in a layout.