In this chapter, you'll learn how to build a customization using the Modifier tool. The full name of the module is Modifier with VBA. In this chapter, however, we will cover only the Modifier component; in Chapter 8, Creating Customizations with VBA, we will add the VBA component.
In this chapter, you will learn about the following topics:
How the Modifier tool fits into the development environment
How to modify windows and window properties
How to change global resources
Using Modifier, you can customize forms from any dictionary in the application. You can make global changes to pictures, strings, and formats that affect the entire application, including third-party products. The things you can do with the Modifier provide a method to create new fields, remove existing fields, rearrange fields, and change the tab order of fields on a window.
You cannot create any actions in your customization with Modifier alone. Chapter 8 will explore how to...