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Although the following examples apply to fields, they also apply to sections.</paragraph> 49 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147171" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="93">You can define conditions for the following field types:</paragraph> 50 <list type="ordered"> 51 <listitem> 52 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151185" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="14">Conditional text: displays text A if the condition is true, or text B if the condition is false.</paragraph> 53 </listitem> 54 <listitem> 55 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149289" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="15">Hidden text: hides the contents of the field if the condition is true.</paragraph> 56 </listitem> 57 <listitem> 58 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145412" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="16">Hidden paragraph: hides the paragraph if the condition is true.</paragraph> 59 </listitem> 60 <listitem> 61 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147515" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="17">Any record and next record: controls the access to database records.</paragraph> 62 </listitem> 63 </list> 64 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149802" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="18">The simplest way to define a condition is to type the logical expression directly in a <emph>Condition </emph>box using the following values:</paragraph> 65 <table id="tbl_id3153537"> 66 <tablerow> 67 <tablecell> 68 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153677" role="tablecontent" l10n="CHG" oldref="19">TRUE</paragraph> 69 </tablecell> 70 <tablecell> 71 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152960" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="20">The condition is always met. You can also enter any value not equal to 0 as the conditional text.</paragraph> 72 </tablecell> 73 </tablerow> 74 <tablerow> 75 <tablecell> 76 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155900" role="tablecontent" l10n="CHG" oldref="21">FALSE</paragraph> 77 </tablecell> 78 <tablecell> 79 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154191" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="22">The condition is not met. You can also enter the value 0.</paragraph> 80 </tablecell> 81 </tablerow> 82 </table> 83 84 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147090" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="23">If you leave the <emph>Condition </emph>box empty, the condition is interpreted as not being met.</paragraph> 85 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148980" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="24">When you define a condition, use the same <link href="text/swriter/02/14020000.xhp">elements</link> for defining a formula, namely comparative operators, mathematical and statistical functions, number formats, variables and constants.</paragraph> 86 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153638" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="25">You can use the following types of variables when you define a condition:</paragraph> 87 <list type="ordered"> 88 <listitem> 89 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155135" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="27">Predefined <link href="text/swriter/02/14020000.xhp">$[officename] variables</link> that use statistics on document properties</paragraph> 90 </listitem> 91 <listitem> 92 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156273" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="26">Custom variables, that are a created with the "Set variable" field</paragraph> 93 </listitem> 94 <listitem> 95 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149174" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="94">Variables based on user data</paragraph> 96 </listitem> 97 <listitem> 98 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145781" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="28">Variables based on the contents of database fields</paragraph> 99 </listitem> 100 </list> 101 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155916" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="29">You cannot use internal variables, such as page and chapter numbers, in condition expression.</paragraph> 102 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3151375" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 103 oldref="30">Conditions and Variables</paragraph> 104 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150122" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="31">The following examples use a variable called "x":</paragraph> 105 <table id="tbl_id3155867"> 106 <tablerow> 107 <tablecell> 108 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147417" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="32">x == 1 or x EQ 1</paragraph> 109 </tablecell> 110 <tablecell> 111 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147500" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="33">The condition is true if "x" is equal to 1.</paragraph> 112 </tablecell> 113 </tablerow> 114 <tablerow> 115 <tablecell> 116 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145259" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="34">x != 1 or x NEQ 1</paragraph> 117 </tablecell> 118 <tablecell> 119 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150551" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="35">The condition is true if "x" does not equal 1.</paragraph> 120 </tablecell> 121 </tablerow> 122 <tablerow> 123 <tablecell> 124 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147749" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="36">sinx == 0</paragraph> 125 </tablecell> 126 <tablecell> 127 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146345" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="37">The condition is true if "x" is a multiple of pi.</paragraph> 128 </tablecell> 129 </tablerow> 130 </table> 131 132 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149846" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="38">To use comparative operators with strings, the operands must be bounded by double quotation marks:</paragraph> 133 <table id="tbl_id3148855"> 134 <tablerow> 135 <tablecell> 136 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151078" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="39">x == "ABC" or x EQ "ABC"</paragraph> 137 </tablecell> 138 <tablecell> 139 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150162" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="40">Checks if variable "x" contains (true) the "ABC" string, or not (false).</paragraph> 140 </tablecell> 141 </tablerow> 142 <tablerow> 143 <tablecell> 144 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153301" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="41">x == "" or x EQ ""</paragraph> 145 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156120" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="90">or</paragraph> 146 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156133" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="42">!x or NOT x</paragraph> 147 </tablecell> 148 <tablecell> 149 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156112" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="44">Checks if the variable "x" contains an empty string.</paragraph> 150 </tablecell> 151 </tablerow> 152 </table> 153 154 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150097" role="note" l10n="CHG" oldref="45">The "equal" comparative operator must be represented by two equal signs (==) in a condition. For example, if you define a variable "x" with the value of 1, you can enter the condition as x==1.</paragraph> 155 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3148791" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 156 oldref="95">User Data</paragraph> 157 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150028" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="96">You can include user data when you define conditions. To change your user data, choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - $[officename] - User data</emph>. User data must be entered in the form of strings. You can query the user data with "==" (EQ), "!=" (NEQ), or "!"(NOT).</paragraph> 158 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153124" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="97">The following table lists user data variables and their meanings:</paragraph> 159 <table id="tbl_id3153139"> 160 <tablerow> 161 <tablecell> 162 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149632" role="tablehead" l10n="U" oldref="130">Variable</paragraph> 163 </tablecell> 164 <tablecell> 165 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150662" role="tablehead" l10n="U" oldref="131">Meaning</paragraph> 166 </tablecell> 167 </tablerow> 168 <tablerow> 169 <tablecell> 170 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154026" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="98">user_firstname</paragraph> 171 </tablecell> 172 <tablecell> 173 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149953" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="99">First name</paragraph> 174 </tablecell> 175 </tablerow> 176 <tablerow> 177 <tablecell> 178 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147272" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="100">user_lastname</paragraph> 179 </tablecell> 180 <tablecell> 181 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149601" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="101">Last name</paragraph> 182 </tablecell> 183 </tablerow> 184 <tablerow> 185 <tablecell> 186 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150770" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="102">user_initials</paragraph> 187 </tablecell> 188 <tablecell> 189 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155529" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="103">Initials</paragraph> 190 </tablecell> 191 </tablerow> 192 <tablerow> 193 <tablecell> 194 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148705" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="104">user_company</paragraph> 195 </tablecell> 196 <tablecell> 197 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148728" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="105">Company</paragraph> 198 </tablecell> 199 </tablerow> 200 <tablerow> 201 <tablecell> 202 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155361" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="106">user_street</paragraph> 203 </tablecell> 204 <tablecell> 205 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154222" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="107">Street</paragraph> 206 </tablecell> 207 </tablerow> 208 <tablerow> 209 <tablecell> 210 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145108" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="108">user_country</paragraph> 211 </tablecell> 212 <tablecell> 213 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146885" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="109">Country</paragraph> 214 </tablecell> 215 </tablerow> 216 <tablerow> 217 <tablecell> 218 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149580" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="110">user_zipcode</paragraph> 219 </tablecell> 220 <tablecell> 221 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156241" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="111">Zip code</paragraph> 222 </tablecell> 223 </tablerow> 224 <tablerow> 225 <tablecell> 226 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148922" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="112">user_city</paragraph> 227 </tablecell> 228 <tablecell> 229 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148945" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="113">City</paragraph> 230 </tablecell> 231 </tablerow> 232 <tablerow> 233 <tablecell> 234 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156053" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="114">user_title</paragraph> 235 </tablecell> 236 <tablecell> 237 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159219" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="115">Title</paragraph> 238 </tablecell> 239 </tablerow> 240 <tablerow> 241 <tablecell> 242 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156435" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="116">user_position</paragraph> 243 </tablecell> 244 <tablecell> 245 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145178" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="117">Position</paragraph> 246 </tablecell> 247 </tablerow> 248 <tablerow> 249 <tablecell> 250 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150797" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="118">user_tel_work</paragraph> 251 </tablecell> 252 <tablecell> 253 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150820" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="119">Business telephone number</paragraph> 254 </tablecell> 255 </tablerow> 256 <tablerow> 257 <tablecell> 258 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150894" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="120">user_tel_home</paragraph> 259 </tablecell> 260 <tablecell> 261 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155320" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="121">Home telephone number</paragraph> 262 </tablecell> 263 </tablerow> 264 <tablerow> 265 <tablecell> 266 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154400" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="122">user_fax</paragraph> 267 </tablecell> 268 <tablecell> 269 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153363" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="123">Fax number</paragraph> 270 </tablecell> 271 </tablerow> 272 <tablerow> 273 <tablecell> 274 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153390" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="124">user_email</paragraph> 275 </tablecell> 276 <tablecell> 277 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154948" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="125">E-mail address</paragraph> 278 </tablecell> 279 </tablerow> 280 <tablerow> 281 <tablecell> 282 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145603" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="126">user_state</paragraph> 283 </tablecell> 284 <tablecell> 285 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150129" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="127">State (not in all $[officename] versions)</paragraph> 286 </tablecell> 287 </tablerow> 288 </table> 289 290 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150147" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="128">For example, to hide a paragraph, text, or a section from a user with a specific initial, such as "LM", enter the condition: user_initials=="LM".</paragraph> 291 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154115" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 292 oldref="46">Conditions and Database Fields</paragraph> 293 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154128" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="47">You can define conditions for accessing databases, or database fields. For example, you can check the contents of a database field from a condition, or use database fields in logical expressions. The following table lists a few more examples of using databases in conditions:</paragraph> 294 <table id="tbl_id3154848"> 295 <tablerow> 296 <tablecell> 297 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156066" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="132">Example</paragraph> 298 </tablecell> 299 <tablecell> 300 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156088" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="133">Meaning</paragraph> 301 </tablecell> 302 </tablerow> 303 <tablerow> 304 <tablecell> 305 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155948" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="48">Database.Table.Company</paragraph> 306 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148673" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="91">Database.Table.Company NEQ ""</paragraph> 307 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148687" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="92">Database.Table.Company != ""</paragraph> 308 </tablecell> 309 <tablecell> 310 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155373" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="49">The condition is true if the COMPANY field is not empty. (In the first example, no operator is required.)</paragraph> 311 </tablecell> 312 </tablerow> 313 <tablerow> 314 <tablecell> 315 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149977" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="7">!Database.Table.Company</paragraph> 316 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149991" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="129">NOT Database.Table.Company</paragraph> 317 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150004" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="50">Database.Table.Company EQ ""</paragraph> 318 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146911" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="9">Database.Table.Company ==""</paragraph> 319 </tablecell> 320 <tablecell> 321 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148733" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="8">Returns TRUE if the COMPANY field is empty.</paragraph> 322 </tablecell> 323 </tablerow> 324 <tablerow> 325 <tablecell> 326 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148762" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="5">Database.Table.Company !="Sun"</paragraph> 327 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153016" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="149">Database.Table.Company NEQ "Sun"</paragraph> 328 </tablecell> 329 <tablecell> 330 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153040" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="6">Returns TRUE if the current entry in the COMPANY field is not "Sun". (Exclamation sign represents a logical NOT.)</paragraph> 331 </tablecell> 332 </tablerow> 333 <tablerow> 334 <tablecell> 335 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154605" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="51">Database.Table.Firstname AND Database.Table.Name</paragraph> 336 </tablecell> 337 <tablecell> 338 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153059" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="52">Returns TRUE if the record contains the first and the last name.</paragraph> 339 </tablecell> 340 </tablerow> 341 </table> 342 343 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159247" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="53">Note the difference between the boolean NOT "!" and the comparative operator not equal "!=" (NEQ).</paragraph> 344 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153876" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="54">When you refer to a database field in a condition, use the form Databasename.Tablename.Fieldname. If one of the names contains a character that is an operator, such as a minus sign (-), enclose the name in square brackets, for example, Databasename.[Table-name].Fieldname. Never use spaces inside field names.<comment>UFI: fixes bug #i25781# - but see #i25983#. Fixes also #i19571#</comment></paragraph> 345 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153891" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" 346 oldref="55">Example: Hiding an Empty Database Field</paragraph> 347 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150051" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="56">You may want to create a condition that hides an empty field, for example, if the COMPANY field is empty for some of the data records.</paragraph> 348 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150067" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="57">Select the <emph>Hidden Paragraph</emph> list entry, and type the following condition: Addressbook.Addresses.Company EQ ""</paragraph> 349 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147110" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="150">or type the following</paragraph> 350 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147123" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="151">NOT Addressbook.Addresses.Company</paragraph> 351 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147136" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="152">If the COMPANY database field is empty, the condition is true and the paragraph is hidden.</paragraph> 352 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150232" role="note" l10n="CHG" oldref="58">To display hidden paragraphs on the screen, you can choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids</emph>, and clear the <emph>Fields: Hidden paragraphs</emph> check box.</paragraph> 353 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145218" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 354 oldref="59">Examples of Conditions in Fields</paragraph> 355 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145231" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="60">The following examples use the Conditional text field, although they can be applied to any fields that can be linked to a condition. The syntax used for conditions is also used for the Hidden text, Hidden paragraph, Any record or Next record fields.</paragraph> 356 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150311" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 357 oldref="61">To display conditional text based on the number of pages:</paragraph> 358 <list type="ordered"> 359 <listitem> 360 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150333" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="136">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph>, and then click the <emph>Functions</emph> tab.</paragraph> 361 </listitem> 362 <listitem> 363 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147471" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="62">In the <emph>Type</emph> list, click "Conditional text".</paragraph> 364 </listitem> 365 <listitem> 366 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154294" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="63">In the <emph>Condition </emph>box, type "page == 1".</paragraph> 367 </listitem> 368 <listitem> 369 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154319" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="64">In the <emph>Then</emph> box, type "There is only one page".</paragraph> 370 </listitem> 371 <listitem> 372 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150640" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="65">In the <emph>Or </emph>box, type "There are several pages".</paragraph> 373 </listitem> 374 <listitem> 375 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153086" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="137">Click <emph>Insert</emph>, and then click <emph>Close</emph>.</paragraph> 376 </listitem> 377 </list> 378 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155814" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 379 oldref="67">To display conditional text based on a user-defined Variable</paragraph> 380 <list type="ordered"> 381 <listitem> 382 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155836" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="138">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph>, and then click the <emph>Variables</emph> tab.</paragraph> 383 </listitem> 384 <listitem> 385 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155109" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="68">In the <emph>Type </emph>list, click "Set Variable".</paragraph> 386 </listitem> 387 <listitem> 388 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147008" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="139">In the<emph> Name</emph> box, type "Profit".</paragraph> 389 </listitem> 390 <listitem> 391 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147032" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="140">In the<emph> Value</emph> box, type "5000".</paragraph> 392 </listitem> 393 <listitem> 394 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152974" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="141">Click <emph>Insert</emph>.</paragraph> 395 </listitem> 396 <listitem> 397 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152998" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="70">Click the <emph>Functions</emph> tab, and click "Conditional text" in the <emph>Type</emph> list.</paragraph> 398 </listitem> 399 <listitem> 400 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150952" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="142">In the <emph>Condition</emph> box, type "Profit < 5000".</paragraph> 401 </listitem> 402 <listitem> 403 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156291" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="71">In the <emph>Then</emph> box, type "Target is not met".</paragraph> 404 </listitem> 405 <listitem> 406 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156317" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="72">In the <emph>Or </emph>box, type "Target is met".</paragraph> 407 </listitem> 408 <listitem> 409 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154366" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="143">Click <emph>Insert</emph>.</paragraph> 410 </listitem> 411 </list> 412 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154389" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="73">To edit the contents of the "Profit" variable, double-click the variable field.</paragraph> 413 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155573" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 414 oldref="74">To display conditional text based on the contents of a database field:</paragraph> 415 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155587" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="144">The first part of this example inserts a space between the "First Name" and "Last Name" fields in a document, and the second part inserts text based on the contents of a field. This example requires that an address data source is registered with $[officename].</paragraph> 416 <list type="ordered"> 417 <listitem> 418 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150523" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="145">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph>, and then click the <emph>Database</emph> tab.</paragraph> 419 </listitem> 420 <listitem> 421 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148811" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="75">In the <emph>Type </emph>list, click "Mail merge fields".</paragraph> 422 </listitem> 423 <listitem> 424 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148841" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="76">In the<emph> Database selection</emph> box, double-click an address book, click "First Name", and then click<emph> Insert</emph>. Repeat for "Last Name".</paragraph> 425 </listitem> 426 <listitem> 427 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147549" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="78">In the document, place the cursor between the two fields, press Space, and then return to the <emph>Fields </emph>dialog:</paragraph> 428 </listitem> 429 <listitem> 430 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150416" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="79">Click the <emph>Functions</emph> tab, and then click "Conditional text" in the <emph>Type</emph> list.</paragraph> 431 </listitem> 432 <listitem> 433 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153589" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="146">In the <emph>Condition </emph>box, type: "Addressbook.addresses.firstname".</paragraph> 434 </listitem> 435 <listitem> 436 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153615" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="80">In the <emph>Then </emph>box, type a space and leave the <emph>Or </emph>box blank.</paragraph> 437 </listitem> 438 </list> 439 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153562" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="84">You can now use a condition to insert text based on the contents of the First Name field.</paragraph> 440 <list type="ordered"> 441 <listitem> 442 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150574" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="147">In the <emph>Fields </emph>dialog, click the <emph>Functions </emph>tab.</paragraph> 443 </listitem> 444 <listitem> 445 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150605" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="85">In the <emph>Type </emph>box, click "Conditional text".</paragraph> 446 </listitem> 447 <listitem> 448 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151277" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="86">In the <emph>Condition </emph>box, type: Addressbook.addresses.firstname == "Michael"</paragraph> 449 </listitem> 450 <listitem> 451 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151303" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="87">In the <emph>Then </emph>box, type "Dear".</paragraph> 452 </listitem> 453 <listitem> 454 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149138" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="88">In the <emph>Else</emph> box, type "Hello".</paragraph> 455 </listitem> 456 <listitem> 457 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149163" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="148">Click <emph>Insert</emph>.</paragraph> 458 </listitem> 459 </list> 460 </body> 461</helpdocument> 462