Operation Manual

272 | Corel DESIGNER X7 User Guide
To add a data field
1
Click Window Object data manager.
2
In the Object data docker, click the Open field editor button .
3 In the Object data field editor dialog box, click New field.
4 Double-click the Element name cell in the new field. Choose an element type from the list box, and press Enter.
5 Double-click the Name cell in the new field. Type a name for the field, and press Enter.
If you want to change the field’s value, double-click the Default value cell, type a new value, and press Enter.
If you want to change the field’s constraint, double-click the Constraint cell, type a constraint, and press Enter.
6 Double-click the Type cell in the new field, and choose one of the following format types from the list box:
• String
• Number
• Event
• Action
7 Double-click the Target cell in the new field, and choose one of the following targets from the list box:
• General
• ActiveCGM
• WebCGM
8 In the Add field to area, enable one or both of the following check boxes:
• Application defaults — stores the new field in the application
• Document defaults — stores the new field in the current document
You can also use this procedure to change the settings of an existing data field.
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You can also 
Add a child data field to an existing field Select the data field to which you want to add a child, and click
New child field.
The field you choose as a parent field must support the creation of
a child field.
Change the format of a data field Select the data field, and click Change in the Format area.
In the Format definition dialog box, enable the option beside
the format type you want to use, and choose a format from the
Format type list.
Create a custom format for a data field Select the data field, and click Change in the Format area.
In the Format definition dialog box, enable the option beside the
format type you want to create.
Type the format in the Create box, and press Enter.
Delete a data field Choose the name of the data field from the list. To choose multiple
fields, hold down Ctrl, and click the names in the list.
Click Delete field(s).