Controls display information on the LitCrit Outlook form (compose or read page) and controls can be bound to a field. The custom fields created for the LitCrit Outlook form are listed in the following table. When two controls, one on the compose page and one on the read page of the form, contain the same piece of information, you can link the two controls by binding them to the same field. Binding Controls to Fields describes how you bind controls of two different types to the same field. This is useful when the user is choosing from one of many options. For example, on the compose page of the enhanced LitCrit application all four media-type option buttons (Book, Audio/Video, Periodicals, and Software) are bound to the media field and the media field value contains the name of the selected option. Controls need not be bound to fields; labels and images that contain static information are usually not bound to fields.
The following table shows an updated list of custom fields and controls on the LitCrit Outlook form.
| Field name | Compose page controls | Read page controls |
|---|---|---|
| AuthName | txtAuthor | |
| Clarity Rating | cmbClarity | lblClarity |
| CritiqueText | txtMessage | txtMessage |
| Image | imgMedia | imgMedia |
| Item Title | txtTitle | |
| Job Relevance | cmbJob | lblJob |
| LongAuthor | txtAuthor | |
| LongMedia | txtMedia | |
| Media | Book
Audio/Visual Periodicals Software |
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| Overall Rating | cmbOverall | lblOverall |
| Tech Level | cmbTechnical | lblTechnical |
The enhanced LitCrit Outlook form uses only one standard field, the Subject field. The following table shows this standard field and its control.
| Field name | Compose page control | Read page control |
|---|---|---|
| Subject | txtCritique | txtCritique |
The LitCrit Application in Stand-Alone Operation describes how the original LitCrit form uses standard fields and the inherited functionality of standard fields.