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The current value of the field is displayed in a shaded text box to the
right of Field Category.
5 Select a format and any other option.
6 Click OK to insert the field.
The field displays its current value when you move to the next cell.
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.
To format a field value
1 Double-click a text object to display the appropriate text editing dialog
box.
2 Double-click the field you want to format.
The Field dialog box is displayed. If formatting is available for the field,
the Field Format button is displayed.
3 Click Field Format.
In the Additional Format dialog box, the current value of the field is
displayed. When you select an option, the result is displayed in Preview.
4 Enter a conversion factor to apply to the current value.
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