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Updating fields
Whenever a document is opened or printed, all the fields it contains are updated
automatically. Accordingly, if you print a document containing the “Print date”
field tomorrow, tomorrow’s date will appear in the field.
You can update the fields manually at any time using the Tools > Update Fields or
the (F9) key. All the fields and calculations in the document will then be brought up
to date.
Showing field names and shading fields
When you want control over the fields contained in a document, you can check the
Display field names option. Then, TextMaker displays the fields’ names in curly
braces instead of their results – for example, {Print time} for the “Print time” field.
To get to this option, invoke the File > Properties command and switch to the
View property sheet. There check the Display field names option.
This dialog box also contains an option called Shade fields. If you check this
option, all fields are displayed with a light gray background so that they can be
more easily distinguished from normal text.
Note: These settings are effective only for the current document.
Specifying your own date and time formats
If none of the predefined formats in which the contents of date and time fields can
be rendered suits you, you can specify your own formats in the dialog box for
Insert > Field. First, select the date or time field you want to use; then, click on
the New format button.
You can specify precisely the format in which the date or time is to be represented
by entering abbreviations in the dialog box that appears. As you enter these abbreviations,
TextMaker shows an example of the result.
Any combination of the following abbreviations can be used in your format specification
(pay attention to case!):
Abbreviation Meaning Example
d day 2
dd day with two places 02
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