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By default, everything all 5250 output text processed by Genie will appear as output fieldsfield elements or widgets.

An output field element is a container for text or objects returned from JavaScript or a program.

Font colors, borders, labels.

Adding a Heading

If you need to add a heading label to a program, section, column or anything else on a screen, an output field is the ideal candidate.

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All of the font, color and other appearance settings can be adjusted with the Properties window, as with any other element.

Adjusting Abbreviations

It is very likely that there are some space saving abbreviations in headings and labels on your system (qty - quantity, csz – city, state, zip). Now that Genie has given your system some new layout options, you may want to expand these abbreviations to their full values. In this example, we will change ‘script:value’ (Qty) to Quantitysupplied by your 5250 program or a JavaScript expression.

Changing Labels

To adjust an existing label, simply double-click the label and change the text.  This is useful in expanding abbreviations now that Genie allows for more screen space (e.g. changing qty to quantity or csz to city/state/zip).

Adding a new Heading

To add a new label, select Label in the Widgets Toolbox and drag it to the screen.  Double-click the label to modify the text, font, color, alignment, and formatting.