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Apply formatting to the data in a numeric field On the Add fields page of the Print merge wizard, click a numeric
field in the list, and choose a format from the Numeric format list
box.
Different numeric formats are available in CorelDRAW. For example,
the X.0 format represents the value 1 as 1.0; the 00X format
represents the value 1 as 001.
Automatically increment the value in a numeric field Enable the Continually increment the numeric field check box,
and specify starting and ending values in the corresponding boxes.
Change the order of merge fields Select a field in the list and click Move up or Move down.
Delete a record On the Add or edit records page of the Print merge wizard, click
Delete.
View records On the Add or edit records page of the Print merge wizard,
choose one of the following options from the Current view list
box:
•All records — lets you display all records in a source data file
•Single record — lets you display one record at a time
Browse records On the Add or edit records page of the Print merge wizard, click
any of the following buttons:
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First record
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Next record
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Previous record
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Last record
Find text in a data file On the Add or edit records page of the Print merge wizard, type
a search term in the box, and press Enter.
You can edit the fields and records in an existing data source file by clicking File Print merge Edit merge fields and following the
instructions in the Print merge wizard.
To create a data source by using a text editor
1 Open a text editor, and create a new file.
2 On the first line, type the number of merge fields that you want to insert in the drawing. For example:
3
3 On the second line, type the names of the merge fields by separating them with a backslash. Each merge field must begin and end with
a backslash. For example:
\Name\\Date\\Instructor\