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When on a form, some hyperlinks popup a new window and others replace the current window.

For instance:
1. When clicking a link within a lookup control on a form, a new window pops up
2. When clicking a link on the header/footer, the current window is replaced.
This should be a consistent experience, and should probably be #1.

Too many controls in 2013 clip content.

For instance:
1. Form header tiles allow for only about 8 characters until the tile fades and clips the text. Many header tiles display Contact full name (pretty standard) – and most people have names longer than 8 letters. Dates are clipped, money is clipped, and most all data is clipped. This is not usable. How does Microsoft intend of fixing these tiles? One example we have is a form with only one attribute in the header (spanning the entire width of the form), and 2013 renders this as a tile on the right, allowing for only 8 characters.
2. There is not any distinction of areas on forms. It is impossible to distinguish sections, sub-grids, Quick Views, or other form controls from one another – they all flow into each other with no discernable barriers.
3. It is not intuitive that “tabs” can be collapsed/expanded on the forms. In 2013, it is just a large gray font on a white background. There is no UI hint that this is expandable/collapsible. Secondly, because of the non-distinction of containers and controls on the forms, it is not apparent what these labels are, or purpose they serve (to expand and show more content). This is not an intuitive user experience. Thirdly, 2011 had the anchor links in the upper-left quadrant of the form, easily allowing users to navigate to specific “tabs” on the form. In 2013, a user must already know about the existence of information, and then scroll down through the form looking for “tabs” – which are not obvious due to the lack of barriers or other UI hints.
4. Label are being clipped instead of overflowing. How to fix this?
5. The command bars only provide 5 actions. CRM ships with more than 5 actions, meaning additional clicks are required to open the overflow. This obfuscates form actions as well creating more clicks. What is the recourse?
6. Some lookup controls clip the text of the control and show horizontal scroll bars when they oughtn’t. See image (Sales Team).

Some very strange behavior with adding Sections in form administration.

When on a form design, if you click:
1. INSERT tab
2. Sections
The entire form whites out, then displays the Section options in this floating ribbon section. A javascript error then appears on the form.

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STATUS DETAILS
Under Review