Calcapp will move to a new cloud provider in September to ensure that
we continue to deliver a great experience as we grow. The service may
be unavailable during short intervals when we make the switch, but
apps you have already accessed or installed should continue to work.
You can use formulas to calculate the initial values of input fields,
which are the values displayed before your user changes them. These
formulas typically take into account the values entered on a previous
panel.
Is it possible to customize what fields are reset by a reset button?
How can an app designer determine what fields are included in a
report? Dave asked us these questions and received a lengthy reply
from our co-founder David.
Text fields with multiple lines work great for displaying text you
"calculate" using a formula. Read this tip to learn how to include
quotation marks in calculated text.
There is no built-in way to display a time duration in your apps, but
you can easily use formulas to achieve the same result. Read this tip
to learn how to display time durations like "1:05", indicating that
one hour and five minutes have elapsed.
Copy and paste panels, fields and other items. Use the new Panels
sidebar to reorder your panels and quickly navigate to them. Insert
panels anywhere in your app.
Our next release enables you to remove panels without also removing
the panels that follow them. As a result, you can now do things like
removing the first panel of an app without touching the rest of the
app.
Use our new copy and paste feature to copy fields and other items
from one panel to another or to copy entire panels. This is a great
way to copy data from one app to another.
The new Panels sidebar allows you to quickly move to individual
panels. You can also reorganize panels by dragging and dropping them.
For better control of your panel structure, copy and paste panels
instead.
Our next release will allow you to insert panels anywhere in your
app. You will also be able to copy and paste panels and fields and
other items. A new sidebar will give you an overview of your panels
and enable you to reorder them.