Working with Form Fields and Custom Forms

As you create custom list forms, fields (columns) you’ve already defined within your list, or content type, by default display on the form. Another advantage of creating custom list forms is that you are then able to access and configure list form fields as shown in Figure 25.43.

Figure 25.43 Working with list form fields in SharePoint Designer.

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SharePoint Designer 2010 also includes the ability to Format Items As and Hyperlink fields to edit, display, and new forms (see Figure 25.44). For example, you can choose to configure a particular field on a custom list display form to hyperlink to the list’s edit ...

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