Show fields
Show fields allow you to summarize the information resulting from several calculations within the document. To create different types of Show fields, follow the instructions below.
The following only applies to Tedds for Word.
Create Show fields
Create Simple Show fields
- In the Text field, type the text and the calculation that you want to be displayed in the field.
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Select the style in which you want the field to be displayed.
- If you want the text of the field to be identical with the rest of the paragraph, select Use paragraph style.
- If you want the text to use the format which is defined for a result, select Use Tedds result style.
- Click OK.
Create Value of variable Show fields
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Specify the details of the field.
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Select the style in which you want the field to be displayed.
- If you want the text of the field to be identical with the rest of the paragraph, select Use paragraph style.
- If you want the text to use the format which is defined for a result, select Use Tedds result style.
- Click OK.
Create conditional Show fields
Conditional Show fields allow you to define:
- a condition to be tested,
- the text that is to be returned to your document if the condition is true,
- the text that is to be returned to your document if the condition is false.
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Specify the details of the field.
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Select the style in which you want the field to be displayed.
- If you want the text of the field to be identical with the rest of the paragraph, select Use paragraph style.
- If you want the text to use the format which is defined for a result, select Use Tedds result style.
- Click OK.
Create Advanced Show fields
You can assemble Advanced fields using two methods. You can 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 Show 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 Show field are in the Statement field.
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Specify the variable details, and click
Insert.
- 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.
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Select the style in which you want the field to be displayed.
- If you want the text of the field to be identical with the rest of the paragraph, select Use paragraph style.
- If you want the text to use the format which is defined for a result, select Use Tedds result style.
- Click OK.