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Validation Summary

The Validation Summary allows for locating all the Validation Error Messages in one place on the form or in an Alert Message Box or Both.

The Validation Summary is useful on Long forms where a Validation Error may have occured on a field at the top of the form which has scrolled out of the user's view. Then this happens the user may think that the page is not working properly and leave.

Validation Summary Options Include:

  • Placement Top, Bottom, or any row in between.
  • Optional Header Text
  • Simple List, Bullet List, or Paragraph style
  • Message Box Alert
  • Supress the default Error Message under the Field
  • Customizable Invalid Field Indicator when Supress Error Message is set
  • Left, Center, and Right cell alignment

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