Screen Building Course

Welcome to the Introduction to Screen Building course. The goal of this course is to provide you with the skills to create practical applications that support your business, optimise working practises and capture the right look and feel for your company.

In this course you will:

  • Be guided through each element of screen creation and configuration, following step-by-step instructions.
  • Learn the theory behind a technique, its wider use and try it using practical examples.
  • Create an example application that allows management of companies, contacts and orders using the techniques you have learnt.

Don't Panic! We're here to help.

To support you through this course we have provided all the resources you need to make your learning experience as comfortable as possible. Remember to download the resources below and keep them to hand as they will be required for the practical elements of the course. 

Resources

The following data is required for the practical elements of this course, download and extract it to an easily accessible location on your PC: ScreenIntro.zip

This data is also available from the PhixFlow Learning Centre, along with other helpful resources, visit www.phixflow.com/learning    

  1. Companies
  2. Employees
  3. ISO Country Codes
  4. Orders
  5. Order lines

Help

  1. Context Help: Each of the main sections in PhixFlow, such as Screens, has a context help page on the right. This contains links to useful pages in the PhixFlow help that will guide you through key tasks. Click on the  Help tab to show or hide this panel. It can also be defaulted to shown or hidden in your user settings. 
  2. Help: Each of the main sections in PhixFlow has its own area in the PhixFlow help. While the context help provides links for key tasks, the help contains all the pages.
  3. Properties: Every item in PhixFlow has an associated help page that explains its properties, simply click on the   Help in the property editor to access it.
  4. Support: Can't find what you need? Or have a specific question? Contact our support team who will be happy to help you. See Support Home

Tips

  1. Any of the images in this course can be enlarged by clicking on them.
  2. The  Apply button saves changes made in the editor. The  Apply and Close button will save all changes and close the editor.
  3. In certain circumstances, edits made to screens do not appear immediately. If you are not seeing the change you are expecting then close the screen and reopen it again.
  4. Property tabs can be pinned so they remain open. To achieve this click on the  Pin/Unpin Selected Objects in the tab header.
  5. Property tabs can be dragged to create additional columns:

Course Chapters