Edit Fields
Opens a dialogue box in which you can edit the properties of a field. Click in front of a field, and then choose this command. In the dialogue box, you can use the arrow buttons to move to the previous or the next field.
You can also double-click a field in your document to open the field for editing.
To access this command...
Choose Edit - Fields
To change the view between field names and field contents in your document, choose View - Field Names.
If you select a DDE link in your document, and then choose Edit - Fields, the Edit Links dialogue box opens.
If you click in front of a "sender" type field, and then choose Edit - Fields, the User data dialogue box opens.
Type
Lists the type of field that you are editing.
The following dialogue box elements are only visible when the corresponding field type is selected.
Select
Lists the field options, for example, "fixed". If you want, you can click another option for the selected field type.
Format
Select the format for the content 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.
Offset
Displays the offset for the selected field type, for example, for "Next Page," "Page Numbers" or "Previous Page". If you want, you can enter a new offset value which will be added to the displayed page number.
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.
Level
Change the defined values and outline levels for the "Chapter" field type.
Name
Displays the name of a field variable. If you want, you can enter a new name.
Value
Displays the current value of the field variable. If you want, you can enter a new value.
Fixed content
Inserts the field as static content, that is, the field cannot be updated.
Condition
Displays the condition that must be met for the field to be activated. If you want, you can enter a new condition.
Then, Else
Change the field contents that are displayed depending on whether the field condition is met or not.
Macro
Opens the Macro Selector, in which 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.
Reference
Insert or modify the reference text for the selected field.
Macro name
Displays the name of the macro assigned to the selected field.
Placeholder
Displays the placeholder text of the selected field.
Insert Text
Displays the text that is linked to a condition.
Formula
Displays the formula of a formula field.
Invisible
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.
Apply
Adds the user-defined field to the Select list.
Apply
Delete
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.
Delete
Database selection
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.
Record number
Displays the database record number that is inserted when the condition specified for the "Any record" field type is met.
Left Arrow
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.
Previous Field
Right Arrow
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.
Next Field