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6 Click click .
7 Select the property set that contains the field.
8 Click OK three times.
NOTE You can view and edit the style property set data on the object’s Properties palette, just like the object
property set data. To edit property set data from a style on the Properties palette, click the worksheet button (
).
Inserting Fields in AutoCAD Text Elements
You can insert fields in the following types of AutoCAD text elements:
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Text
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Multiline text (mtext)
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Attributes
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Table cells
Inserting Fields in AutoCAD Text
Use this procedure to insert fields into AutoCAD text elements.
For information on creating text elements, see “Create Single-Line Text” in AutoCAD help.
1 Select the AutoCAD text in which you want to insert a field.
2 Right-click, and click Text Edit.
3 Right-click at the point within the text where you want to insert a field, and click Insert Field.
4 Define and insert the field and its format.
Then… If you want to insert a …
see “Use Fields in Text” in AutoCAD help. date/time, document, hyperlink, object, system
variable, Diesel expression, or plot field
see “ Selecting a Project Field ” on page 1905 . project field
see “ Selecting a Sheet Set Field ” on page 1908 . sheet set field
see “ Selecting a Keynote Field ” on page 1909 . keynote field
see “ Selecting a Database Field ” on page 1911 . database field
Inserting Fields in AutoCAD Multiline Text
Use this procedure to insert fields into AutoCAD multiline text.
For information on creating Multiline text elements, see “Create Multiline Text” in AutoCAD help.
1 Select the AutoCAD multiline text in which you want to insert a field.
2 Right-click, and click Mtext Edit.
3 In the Multiline Text Editor, right-click within the Text at the point where you want to insert the field,
and click Insert Field.
4 Define and insert the field and its format.
Then… If you want to insert a …
see “Use Fields in Text” in AutoCAD help. date/time, document, hyperlink, object, system
variable, Diesel expression, or plot field
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