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Figure 409: Inserting a placeholder field
Because the field is a graphics placeholder, when you click on the field in the document,
the Insert picture dialog box opens, prompting you to select a graphic (picture). When you select a
picture and click Open, the picture replaces the field in the document.
Similarly, clicking on a table placeholder field opens the Insert Table dialog box, clicking on a frame
placeholder field opens the Frame dialog box, and clicking on an object placeholder field opens the
Insert OLE Object dialog box. The text placeholder field is different: you simply click on it and type
some text in the Placeholder box, which replaces the field.
Using input fields and input lists
Input field
An input field is a variable that you can click in a document to open a dialog where you can edit the
text displayed in the field. To insert an input field:
1) Choose Insert > Fields > Other and choose the Functions page.
2) Choose Input field in the Type list (Figure 410).
3) Optionally type some text in the Reference box. This text will appear as a tooltip when the
users hover a mouse cursor over the field.
4) Click Insert. In the small dialog box that opens, type some text for the variable (for
example, a brief instruction to the user regarding the purpose of the field); this text can be
the same or different from the text in the Reference box in the previous step.
5) Click OK.
To edit an input field, click on it in the document. In the small dialog box that opens, edit the text of
the field.
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