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Chapter 8: Using Fields
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Adding dynamic text and inserting a field
To add dynamic text and insert a field's current value:
1.
Click on the Text tool, then click again on the selected tool to display the
Default Text Settings dialogue.
Default Text Settings dialogue.
2.
Display the list of fonts that have been added to the environment and choose the
required font from the list, then choose OK.
(If the required font is not on the list, it can be added. Refer to Chapter 5,
‘Adding a font to the Font List’.)
required font from the list, then choose OK.
(If the required font is not on the list, it can be added. Refer to Chapter 5,
‘Adding a font to the Font List’.)
3.
Open the Environment menu and choose the Select Text Block option to display
the Select Text Block dialogue (or use the shortcut keys
the Select Text Block dialogue (or use the shortcut keys
Ctl+N).
4.
From the list, select the text block containing the printstream data used to fill the
field. Choose OK.
field. Choose OK.
5.
With the Text tool selected, click on the page to position the cursor where you
want the dynamic text and field value to appear.
want the dynamic text and field value to appear.
6.
Type in the required text. When you reach the position where the field value is
to be inserted, press Ctl+I. The Field List for the environment will be displayed.
to be inserted, press Ctl+I. The Field List for the environment will be displayed.