Page Navigation Control Settings

Add a Page Navigation control from which the Request participant can go to another page in a multi-page Screen.

Control Description

The Page Navigation control adds a button from which the Request participant can go to another page in a multi-page Screen. See a design example.

This control is only available for Form-type Screens. See Screen Types.

Permissions Required

Your user account or group membership must have the following permissions to design a Screen unless your user account has the Make this user a Super Admin setting selected:

  • Screens: Edit Screens

  • Screens: View Screens

See the Screens permissions or ask your Administrator for assistance.

Add the Control to a Screen

Follow these steps to add this control to the Screen:

  1. View the Screen page to which to add the control.

  2. Drag the Page Navigation icon into the Screen Builder canvas. Existing controls on the Screens Builder canvas adjust positioning based on where you drag the control.

  3. Place into the Screen Builder canvas where you want the control to display on the Screen.

  4. Configure the Page Navigation control. See Settings.

  5. Validate that the control is configured correctly. See Validate Your Screen.

Below is a Page Navigation control in Preview mode.

Move the Control on the Page

After adding a control to a Screen page, you may move it to another location on that page such that it is above or below other controls placed on that page. A control cannot be moved to another Screen page.

Follow these steps to move a control to another location on that Screen page:

  1. Place the control at the location on the page you want it. The other control(s) on the page automatically adjust position.

Copy the Control with its Settings

Copying a control also copies the current settings of that control. The copied control displays below other controls placed on that Screen page.

Follow these steps to copy a control:

  1. Select the control to be copied.

Delete the Control from a Screen

Deleting a control also deletes configuration for that control. If you add another control, it will have default settings.

Follow these steps to delete a control from a Screen page:

  1. Select the control to be deleted.

Settings

The Page Navigation control has the following panels that contain settings:

Variable Panel Settings

Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Variable panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.

Below is the setting for the Page Navigation control in the Variable panel:

Button Label

Configuration Panel Settings

Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Configuration panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.

Below is the setting for the Page Navigation control in the Configuration panel:

Destination Screen

Design Panel Settings

Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Design panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.

Below is the setting for the Page Navigation control in the Design panel:

Button Variant Style

Select the style for the Page Navigation control. The style changes the control's appearance but otherwise has no functional difference. Select from the following options:

  • Primary: Blue-colored background with white-colored Button Label text. This is the default option.

  • Secondary: Gray-colored background with white-colored Button Label text.

  • Success: Green-colored background with white-colored Button Label text.

  • Danger: Red-colored background with white-colored Button Label text.

  • Warning: Yellow-colored background with black-colored Button Label text.

  • Info: Teal-colored background with white-colored Button Label text.

  • Light: White-colored background with black-colored Button Label text.

  • Dark: Black-colored background with white-colored Button Label text.

Advanced Panel Settings

Click the control while in Design mode, and then click the Advanced panel that is on the right-side of the Screen Builder canvas.

Below are settings for the Page Navigation control in the Advanced panel:

Visibility Rule

Note the following regarding how to use visibility rules:

CSS Selector Name

See the following best practices regarding custom CSS in Screens:

Aria Label

Enter the string that provides a text alternative to this control for the following purposes:

  • Assistive technology, such as screen readers, read the Aria Label setting value.

  • This control has a visual indication of its purpose, such as a button that uses a graphic instead of text, but still needs to clarify that purpose for anyone who cannot access the visual indication.

Tab Order

Tab order determines the sequential navigation order to navigate a Screen's controls using a keyboard interface. Assistive technology users often use a keyboard for navigation.

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