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# Select the field, and then click '''Edit > AutoText '''(or press ''Ctrl+F3''). | # Select the field, and then click '''Edit > AutoText '''(or press ''Ctrl+F3''). | ||
# On the AutoText dialog box, choose the group where this new entry will be stored (in this example, it is going into ''My AutoText''), type a name for the entry, and change the suggested shortcut if you wish. | # On the AutoText dialog box, choose the group where this new entry will be stored (in this example, it is going into ''My AutoText''), type a name for the entry, and change the suggested shortcut if you wish. | ||
| − | # Click the '''AutoText '''button and click '''New''' to have the entry inserted as a field. Do not choose '''New (text only)''' because the AutoText entry will be plain text, not a field. Click '''Close''' to close the AutoText dialog box. | + | # Click the '''AutoText '''button and click '''New''' to have the entry inserted as a field. Do not choose '''New (text only)''' because the AutoText entry will be plain text, not a field. (The selection '''''New''''' does not appear until you have selected a group and typed a name for the entry.)Click '''Close''' to close the AutoText dialog box. |
# Now whenever you want to insert this field at the cursor position, type the shortcut, and then press ''F3''. | # Now whenever you want to insert this field at the cursor position, type the shortcut, and then press ''F3''. | ||
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[[Category: Writer Guide (Documentation)]] | [[Category: Writer Guide (Documentation)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:05, 6 June 2010
- Using document properties to hold information that changes
- Using other fields to hold information that changes
- Using AutoText to insert often-used fields
- Defining your own numbering sequences
- Using automatic cross-references
- Using fields in headers and footers
- Using fields instead of outline numbering for chapter numbers
- Tricks for working with fields
- Developing conditional content
- Using placeholder fields
- Using input fields and input lists
If you use the same fields often, you will want a quick and easy way to insert them. Use AutoText for this purpose. To define an AutoText entry for a field:
- Insert a field into your document, as described previously.
- Select the field, and then click Edit > AutoText (or press Ctrl+F3).
- On the AutoText dialog box, choose the group where this new entry will be stored (in this example, it is going into My AutoText), type a name for the entry, and change the suggested shortcut if you wish.
- Click the AutoText button and click New to have the entry inserted as a field. Do not choose New (text only) because the AutoText entry will be plain text, not a field. (The selection New does not appear until you have selected a group and typed a name for the entry.)Click Close to close the AutoText dialog box.
- Now whenever you want to insert this field at the cursor position, type the shortcut, and then press F3.
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