neC2W‖Edit Fields

APCwH‖Opens a dialog where you can edit the properties of a field. Click in front of a field, and then choose this command. In the dialog, you can use the arrow buttons to move to the previous or the next field.

25o6K‖You can also double-click a field in your document to open the field for editing.

To access this command...

ebLJB‖From the menu bar:

CGgT4‖Choose Edit - Fields.

z7vy3‖Choose Insert - Fields.

aWNoC‖Choose Insert - Cross-reference.

t8dFS‖From the context menu:

KJtNh‖Edit Field

qBbLh‖From the tabbed interface:

RDJDe‖Choose Insert - Fields.

UAFwh‖Choose Insert - Cross-reference.

PQnPz‖Choose References - Fields.

hpgYC‖Choose References - Cross-references.

sXy2C‖From toolbars:

vSzco‖Icon Cross-Reference

dvoeF‖Cross-Reference

ZmfMu‖Icon Insert Field

pEDLA‖Insert Field

GBzN2‖From the keyboard:

x9PQn‖ + F2


tip

9U9ki‖To change the view between field names and field contents in your document, choose View - Field Names.


note

HpWj4‖If you select a DDE link in your document, and then choose Edit - Fields, the Edit Links dialog opens.


note

pJGco‖If you click in front of a "sender" type field, and then choose Edit - Fields, the User data dialog opens.


Yikj8‖Type

bvSw5‖Lists the type of field that you are editing.

note

qPvDs‖The following dialog elements are only visible when the corresponding field type is selected.


YHXBC‖Select

G8yZS‖Lists the field options, for example, "fixed". If you want, you can click another option for the selected field type.

C4eTx‖Format

7gCVA‖Select the format for the contents of the field. For date, time, and user-defined fields, you can also click "Additional formats" in the list, and then choose a different format. The formats that are available depend on the type of field that you are editing.

QgFxo‖Offset

TX3VG‖Displays the offset for the selected field type, for example, for "Next Page," "Page Numbers" or "Previous Page". You can enter a new offset value which will be added to the displayed page number.

warning

Etric‖If you want to change the actual page number and not the displayed number, do not use the Offset value. To change page numbers, read the Page Numbers guide.


WiTUi‖Up to level

xgCJD‖Selects the heading to display according to the specified format. The first heading before the field whose outline level is equal to or less than the specified outline level is selected. This option is available only for field types Heading (document) and Number range (variable).

ayo4c‖Name

4arvz‖Displays the name of a field variable. If you want, you can enter a new name.

GCAGs‖Value

CbGAJ‖Displays the current value of the field variable. If you want, you can enter a new value.

uAw3D‖Fixed content

3TZKN‖Inserts the field as static content, that is, the field cannot be updated.

q4Q5B‖Condition

Aj68C‖Displays the condition that must be met for the field to be activated. If you want, you can enter a new condition.

Tcj4R‖Then, Else

sB6KA‖Change the field contents that are displayed depending on whether the field condition is met or not.

ND3xr‖Macro

7TTJC‖Opens the Macro Selector, where you can choose the macro that will run when you click the selected field in the document. This button is only available for the "Execute macro" function field.

wBgvj‖Reference

cjvWa‖Insert or modify the reference text for the selected field.

Ah7vE‖Macro name

2F6Vk‖Displays the name of the macro assigned to the selected field.

yrEZ4‖Placeholder

QhLLG‖Displays the placeholder text of the selected field.

3YBFK‖Insert Text

NiBFC‖Displays the text that is linked to a condition.

ptryK‖Formula

bbEHB‖Displays the formula of a formula field.

Yr3JD‖Invisible

qZx3N‖Hides the field contents in the document. The field is inserted as a thin gray mark in the document. This option is only available for the "Set Variable" and "User Field" field types.

u5c6E‖Apply

46bSG‖Adds the user-defined field to the Select list.

YsphR‖Icon Apply

nwkU8‖Apply

iaGUw‖Delete

Cp5d2‖Removes the user-defined field from the select list. You can only remove fields that are not used in the current document. To remove a field that is used in the current document from the list, first delete all instances of the field in the document, and then remove it from the list.

kzm3W‖Icon

mYecc‖Delete

wiKmK‖Database selection

XNFxF‖Select a registered database that you want to insert the selected field from. You can also change the table or query that the selected field refers to.

3hZsF‖Record number

PWUFs‖Displays the database record number that is inserted when the condition specified for the "Any record" field type is met.

CBprG‖Left Arrow

TVZtM‖Jumps to the previous field of the same type in the document. This button is only active when a document contains more than one field of the same type.

8CJWo‖ Icon Previous Field

8DYxg‖Previous Field

rcTmG‖Right Arrow

LfBK4‖Jumps to the next field of the same type in the document. This button is only active when a document contains more than one field of the same type.

Gsijz‖ Icon Next Field

8ZUxu‖Next Field