Writer Guide

Figure 397: Changing the value of the variable
Tip
To turn on automatic updating of fields, click Tools > Options
> OpenOffice.org Writer > General, and select Fields
under Update: Automatically.
Using placeholder fields
A placeholder field prompts you to enter something (text, a table, a
frame, a graphic, or an object).
To insert a placeholder field into a document:
1) On the Functions page of the Fields dialog box, select
Placeholder in the Type column and select what the placeholder
is for in the Format column.
2) In the Placeholder box, type the text that you want to appear in
the placeholder field.
3) In the Reference box, type the text that you want to display as a
help tip when you rest the mouse pointer over the field.
Figure 398 shows the results of inserting a placeholder field for a
graphic.
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