Field

Works with Classic, Pro, Linux

Inserts a field in a multiline text.

A field is variable text to display data such as drawing properties (filename, save date, ...), user defined properties, plot settings and variables.

If no value is available, hyphens display (----)

Accessing the Command

command bar: field

alias: none

menu bar: Insert| Insert Field

toolbar: Draw 2D|

: field

Displays a dialog box:

Choose field, then click OK.

Prompts you in the command bar:

Command Options

Option

Description

Height

Specifies the text height.

Specify height <current height>

Justify

Sets the text justification.

Enter justification [TL/TC/TR/ML/MC/MR/BL/BC/BR]<Top Left>

Related Commands

Mtext and -MText - places paragraph text.

Updatefield - Updates fields in the selected Mtext entities.