Creating Fields

Follow the steps below to create all types of fields, except calculation, file list, message list, related data fields, and location fields. For more information about those field types, see ”Creating Calculation Fields” on page 87, ”Creating File List Fields” on page 88, ”Creating Message List Fields” on page 89, ”Creating Related Data Fields” on page 90, and ”Creating Location Fields” on page 89.

For information about adding a field to a form, see ”Adding Fields to a Form” on page 62.

To create fields:

1	Choose Insert > New Field or press Control-N.

2	Choose a field type.

3	Name the field.

The name must be unique within the library.

4	Set the options on the field, if any.

5	Click “Create and Continue” or press Command-Return.

6	Repeat steps 2-5 to create additional fields.

7	Click Close.

The fields are added to the Fields pane and the current form.

8	Use the Fields pane to add or display fields.

 

To	Do this in the Fields pane
Add a field to a form in form view or split view	Drag the field to the form.
Display a field as a column in table view or split view	Select a field’s checkbox.

Note  In table view, you cannot see related data fields or any of the list field types, such as address, email address, file list, message list, and simple list.

 

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