| Elements to use on a page | Description |
| Actions | Actions automate tasks for the user. Add actions to the menu in the IBM® Lotus® Notes® client, or add actions with buttons or hotspots on a page, Xpage or form. For more information, see the topic Actions in the chapter "Adding Automation to Applications." |
| Applets | Use Java(TM) applets to include small programs, such as an animated logo or a self-contained application, in a page, Xpage or form. For more information about including Java(TM) applets, see the chapter "Including Java Applets in Applications." |
| Attachments | Attach files to a page or form so users can detach or launch files locally. |
| Computed text | Use computed text to generate dynamic text based on formula results. |
| Embedded elements | You can embed the following elements in a page, Xpage or form: a view or folder pane, navigator, outline, date picker, or Instant Messaging Contact List. Use these elements alone or combine them to control how users navigate through your application. |
| Graphics | Place a graphic anywhere on a page, Xpage or form. Use graphics to add color to a page, Xpage or form or to create imagemaps. |
| Horizontal rules | Add horizontal rules to separate different parts of a page or form, or to make a page or form more interesting visually. |
| HTML | If you have existing HTML or you prefer using HTML to using the formatting tools IBM® Lotus® Domino(TM) Designer offers, you can import, paste, or write your own HTML on a page or form. You can also convert pages and forms to HTML. |
| Imagemaps | An imagemap is a graphic you enhance with programmable hotspots. Hotspots, in the form of pop-up text, actions, links, and formulas, perform an action when clicked by a user. Use imagemaps as navigational structures in an application. |
| JavaScript libraries | You can find and insert JavaScript(TM) libraries into a page, Xpage, form or subform. For more information on inserting JavaScript(TM) libraries, see the topic "Inserting a JavaScript library" in this chapter. |
| Layers | Layers let you position overlapping blocks of content on a page, form, or subform. Layers give you greater design flexibility because you can control the placement, size, and content of information. For more information on layers, see the topic "Layers" in this chapter. |
| Links | Add links to take users to other pages, views, databases, or URLs when they click on text or a graphic. |
| OLE objects and custom controls | Designer supports objects that are linked and embedded (OLE) as well as custom controls, sometimes called OCX controls. Including a linked or embedded object on a page or form lets you use a page or form as a gateway to another application. For example, an Employee Information page or form can include an OLE object that links to a Word Pro® file where the employee annual performance reviews are stored. Notes/FXTM 2.0 fields create a two-way exchange between Notes and a supporting application by allowing field data to be shared and updated from either application. For more information on including OLE objects and custom controls on a form, see the chapter "Including OLE Objects in Applications." |
| Sections | A section is a collapsible and expandable area that can include objects, text, and graphics. |
| Style Sheet (CSS) shared resources | You can find and insert a cascading style sheet (CSS) as a shared resource on a page, form, or subform. For more information on style sheets, see the topic "Creating style sheets as shared resources" in this chapter. |
| Tables | Use tables to summarize information, align text and graphics in rows and columns, or position elements on a page, Xpage or form. For more information on creating programmable tables, see the topic "Creating programmable tables" in this chapter. |
| Text | Use text anywhere on a page, Xpage or form and apply text attributes, such as color, size, and font styles to the text. For complete information on creating and formatting text, see Notes Client Help. |