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750 | Chapter 26 Access External Databases
To create a label template
1 In the dbConnect Manager, click the New Label Template button.
2 In the New Label Template dialog box, enter a name for the label template
in New Label Template Name.
3 To open the Label Template dialog box, choose Continue.
The Label Template dialog box is a modified version of the Multiline Text
Editor. Two additional tabs control the creation of labels.
4 In the Label Template dialog box, choose the Label Fields tab.
5 Select a field to appear in the label from the Field list, and choose Add to
add it to the label.
You can also enter any additional static text that you want to precede or
follow the label directly in the Label Template dialog box. For example,
you might create a label template that uses the field Room Number from
a room database table. If you want the field name to precede the field
value when the label is created, enter Room Number: in the Label Tem-
plate dialog box before selecting the field from the Field list.
6 Repeat step 5 for any additional fields that you want displayed in your
label.
7 Choose OK to save your changes and close the dialog box.
To create a link with a freestanding label
1 In the dbConnect Manager, open a table that has at least one link
template and one label template defined.
2 In the Data View window, select a link template from the Link Template
list.
3 In the Data View window, select a label template from the Label Template
list.
4 In the Data View window, select the record that you want to link.
5 Right click the record header (the empty square to the left of the row) of
the selected record.