Message fields
Message fields display a message box that gives the user information as the calculations are performed. To create different types of Message fields, see the following instructions.
The following only applies to Tedds for Word.
Example Message field
Create Message fields
Create Simple Message fields
- In the Title field, type the title of the message box.
- In the Text field, type the text that you want the message box to display.
- Click OK.
Create Value of variable Message fields
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Specify the details of the field.
- In the Title field, type the title of the message box.
- In the Prefix field, type the text that you want insert before the value of the variable, if necessary.
- In the Postfix field, type the text that you want to insert after the value of the variable, if necessary.
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Specify the details of the variable.
- Click OK.
Create conditional Message fields
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Specify the details of the field.
- Click OK.
Create Advanced Message fields
You can create Advanced fields using two different approaches. You can either type directly in the Statement field or use Insert buttons to add variable and condition details in the Statement field. Tedds for Word then evaluates the Statement field to create the Advanced field.
When you create an Advanced Message field, ensure that:
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All text is surrounded by quotation marks
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All parts that you want to include in the message box are in the Statement field.
- In the Title field, type the title of the message box.
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Specify the variable details.
- Click the Insert button next to the No. of decimal places box.
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Specify the condition details.
- Click the Insert button next to the No field.
- Click OK.