In Lotus® Symphony™ documents,
fields are used for data that changes.
Viewing fields
Fields consist of a field name
and the field content. To switch the field display between the field
name or the field content, click
View > Fields.
To display
or hide field highlighting in a document, click View >Field Shadings.
To permanently disable this feature, click Files > Preferences
> Symphony > Color Scheme, and clear the check box in front of Field
shadings.
To change the color of field shadings, click Files
> Preferences > Symphony > Color Scheme , locate the Field
shadings option, and then select a different color in the Color
setting box.
Field properties
Most field types in a document
store and display variable values.
The following field types execute
an action when you click the field:
Table 1. Field propertiesField Type |
Property |
Placeholder |
Opens a dialog box to insert the object for
which the placeholder was set. |
Insert Reference |
Moves the mouse pointer to the reference. |
Input Field |
Opens a dialog box to edit the contents of the
field. |
Note: Placeholder, hidden text, insert reference, variable,
and user-defined fields display a help tip when you rest the mouse
pointer over the field in a document. To enable this feature, ensure
that the Extended Tips option is selected in the Help menu.
Updating fields
To update all of the fields
in a document, press F9 (
Mac special use).