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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.
For example, to convert inches to millimeters, enter 0.03937.
5 Enter any text that you want to precede or follow the field value.
For example, enter mm for millimeters.
6 Select a decimal separator. Select None or Comma to group thousands.
7 Select an option for suppressing zeros:
■ Leading: Suppresses leading zeros in all decimal field values. For
example, 0.5000 becomes .5000.
■ Trailing: Suppresses trailing zeros in all decimal field values. For
example, 12.5000 becomes 12.5, and 30.0000 becomes 30.
■ 0 Feet: Suppresses the feet portion of a feet-and-inches field value
when the distance is less than one foot. For example, 0'-6 1/2" becomes
6 1/2".
■ 0 Inches: Suppresses the inches portion of a feet-and-inches field value
when the distance is an integral number of feet. For example, 1'-0"
becomes 1'.
8 Click OK.
In the Field dialog box, the field value is displayed in Preview with the
formatting you specified.
9 Click OK.
To edit a field
1 Double-click a text object to display the appropriate text editing dialog
box.
2 Double-click the field that you want to edit.
The Field dialog box is displayed.
3 Make any needed changes.
4 Click OK to exit the Field dialog box.
5 Exit the text editor.
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