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26<topic id="textswriterguidefields_enterxml" indexer="include" status="PUBLISH">
27<title xml-lang="en-US" id="tit">Adding Input Fields</title>
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33<bookmark_value>text; input fields</bookmark_value>
34<bookmark_value>fields; input fields in text</bookmark_value>
35<bookmark_value>input fields in text</bookmark_value>
36<bookmark_value>inserting;input fields</bookmark_value>
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38<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155916" role="heading" level="1" l10n="U"><variable id="fields_enter"><link href="text/swriter/guide/fields_enter.xhp" name="Adding Input Fields">Adding Input Fields</link>
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40<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153409" role="paragraph" l10n="U">An input field is a variable that you can click in a document to open a dialog where you can edit the variable.</paragraph>
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43<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145776" role="listitem" l10n="U">Choose <item type="menuitem">Insert - Fields - Other</item> click the <item type="menuitem">Functions</item> tab.</paragraph>
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45<listitem>
46<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155620" role="listitem" l10n="U">Click “Input field” in the <item type="menuitem">Type</item> list.</paragraph>
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48<listitem>
49<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154257" role="listitem" l10n="U">Click <item type="menuitem">Insert</item> and type the text for the variable.</paragraph>
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52<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155888" role="listitem" l10n="U">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
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55<paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150708" role="tip" l10n="U">To quickly open all input fields in a document for editing, press Ctrl+Shift+F9.</paragraph>
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