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Access Methods
Menu: dbConnect ➤ Templates ➤ New Label Template (Select a link
template from the Select a Database Object dialog box and choose Continue)
Toolbar: dbConnect Manager buttons ➤ Select a database table and
choose the New Label Template button
Toolbar: Data View buttons ➤ Choose New Label Template from the
Label Template list, and then choose either the Create Freestanding Label or
the Create Attached Label button flyout. If there is no link template defined
for the selected database table in the current drawing, the program displays
the New Link Template dialog box.
Shortcut menu: Right-click a database table in the dbConnect Manager and
choose New Label Template
Summary
After you enter a name for the label template and choose Continue, the
Label
Template dialog box
opens, in which you specify the fields to display in your
label and how to format them.
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
New Label Template Name
Specifies a name for the label template.
Start with Template
Lists available label templates in the current drawing, from which you can
select one to use as a start point for your new label template.
New Link Template Dialog Box
Quick Reference
See also:
■ Configure a Database for Use with Drawing Files
Creates a new link template. You can open this dialog box using the following
methods:
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