Run and fill in a widget

A widget is a file in the 4HSE file system, with the .hf extension. Running it means opening a fresh copy to fill in.

1. Open the file system and find the widget.
2. Double-click the file.

Note

You can also select the file and click the play button in the toolbar, or right-click it and choose Run.

The widget opens in a new window. From there you can fill in the form, save it or print it.

Every time you run the file — even the same one — it is like opening a new instance. Saving a completed widget creates a new file with the .hc extension: that file is your filled-in copy, and you can reopen and edit it later, or create another one by running the original .hf again.

The .hf and .hc files

Extension	What it is	What you do with it
.hf	the widget template	run it as many times as you need; edit it in the editor
.hc	one completed copy	reopen it to change the data, or print it

Both live in the 4HSE file system, in the folder where you saved them.

Which means:

• one template can produce any number of completed copies;
• editing the .hf does not change the .hc files already saved;
• deleting the .hf does not delete the copies produced from it.