IBM Lotus Symphony


Adding sections

You can create a section, and set the properties of the section, such as adding password protection and preventing a section from being printed.

To add a section, click Create > Section and select the Section tab.
New section
Type a name for the new section. By default, IBM® Lotus® Symphony™ automatically assigns the name SectionX to new sections, where X is a consecutive number.
Link
Inserts the contents of another section in the current document as a link.
DDE
Creates a DDE link. Select this check box, and then enter the DDE command that you want to use. The DDE option is only available if the Link check box is selected.
The general syntax for a DDE command is: "<Server> <Topic> <Item>", where server is the DDE name for the application that contains the data. Topic refers to the location of the Item (usually the file name), and Item represents the actual object.
File name / DDE command
Enter the path and the filename for the file that you want to insert, or click the browse button (...) to locate the file. If the DDE check box is selected, enter the DDE command that you want to use.
Section
Select the section that you want to insert as a link.
Protect
Prevents the selected section from being edited. To remove the protection, click Layout > Sections.
With password
Protects the selected section with a password. The password must have a minimum of five characters. Click ... to change the current password.
Hide
Hides and prevents the selected section from being printed. The components of a hidden section display as not available in the Navigator. When you hover your mouse pointer over a hidden component in the Navigator, the Help tip "hidden" is displayed. You cannot hide a section if it is the only content on a page, or in a header, footer, footnote, frame, or table cell.
With condition
Enter the condition that must be met to hide the section.
Editable in read-only document
Select to allow editing of the section's contents even if the document is opened in read-only mode.

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