Editing text fields

A text field is the type of document control that displays data and text. Text fields can display metrics, attributes, consolidations, and custom groups from a dataset. They can also display page numbers or descriptive labels, such as the words "Employee" and "Region". For a description of the different types of text fields and examples, see Adding text and data to documents.

To edit a text field

1. Open a document in the Document Editor. (How?)

2. Select the text field and press F2.

3. To begin on another line, press CTRL+ENTER.

4. Make your changes. You can:

   • Type new text.

   • Add a data field by dragging and dropping a dataset object from the Datasets pane into the selected text field.

   • Add an auto text code by selecting the code from Auto Text on the Insert menu or typing the code into the text field.

5. To exit editing, press ENTER or click anywhere outside the text field.

Related Topics

• Adding static text to documents

• Adding data fields to documents

• Displaying document and dataset report information: Auto text codes

• Combining different types of text fields in documents