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Insert Fields
Concept Procedure Quick Reference
 
 
 

To use a field to display a property of an object

  1. Double-click a text object to display the appropriate text editing dialog box.
  2. Place the cursor where you want the field text to appear and right-click. Click Insert Field.
  3. In the Field dialog box, in Field Category, select All.
  4. In the Field Names list, select Object.
  5. In Object Type, click the Select Object button, and select an object in the drawing.
  6. In the Field dialog box, in Property, select the property whose value you want to display in the text.

    For example, the field could display the radius of a selected circle.

  7. Select a format for the text.
  8. Click OK.

    The current value for the object's property is displayed in the text.