Tab rule in forms fields

Hello Friends,
Ive created input form with 15fields. How to set tab sequence during online using this form? E.G. sequence of field creation is f1,f2,f3,f4,f5. I want to set tab sequence in online work in portal to: f1,f3,f5,f2,f4. Default, the tab rule is set with date field create. I have to change it. Is it possible, or Must I create all fields once again with correct sequence?
Martin

Hi Sandeep,
yes, I set layout like my requirement. It means from up to down with correct sequence. Also Ive tried to set tab order parameter in field parameter in "display" tab. after deploy when I push tab button on keyboard it hang over the fields with random senqence...
Any others directions??:)

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TAB ORDER OF FORM FIELDS HEEEELLLP PLEASE

I have a nice form set up in flash. I can enter text in the
fields, but as I tab from the first field to the next, I end up on
text in another area of the page before tabbing again to land on
another field, then when I tab again, I get the next field, tab
again and leave the form to find text elsewhere, then tab again to
come back to the form. The order of fields I would like to have is
name, company, email, phone, message. What I'm getting is name, off
the form, off the form, company, email, message, phone. Please tell
me what I'm not doing so the tabs go from one field seamlessly to
the next. THANK YOU.

"noosachic" <[email protected]> wrote in
message news:em05ba$eil$[email protected]..
>I have a nice form set up in flash. I can enter text in
the fields, but as I
> tab from the first field to the next, I end up on text
in another area of the
> page before tabbing again to land on another field, then
when I tab again, I
> get the next field, tab again and leave the form to find
text elsewhere, then
> tab again to come back to the form. The order of fields
I would like to have is
> name, company, email, phone, message. What I'm getting
is name, off the form,
> off the form, company, email, message, phone. Please
tell me what I'm not doing
> so the tabs go from one field seamlessly to the next.
THANK YOU.
>
Here is a link to Google Groups for Flash searching for "tab
index". Many pages of info on tab indexing.
http://tinyurl.com/ygkduk
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form.zipBox.tabIndex = 6;
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Thanks for your reply! Based on your suggestion I did a little experimenting.
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