Date Property

This Dialog allows you to add a date field to your document. The tool is accessible through either the Add menu or from the Draw Toolbar located to the left of the document window.

• Use standard date format - select to use standard date format from the drop-down box
   
• Use custom date format - select to specify a custom date format
   
• Date Value - select the date to display
   
  • Current Date - the current date at the time of the print will be used
     
  • Current Date Plus - the current date plus a specified number of days, months, or years
     
  • Current Date Minus - the current date minus a specified number of days, months, or years
     
• Show text using capital letters - check to display the date using capital letters
   
• Date Preview - a preview of what the date will look like is shown

• From Menu
   
  1. From the Insert menu, select Filed Control.
      
  2. Select Database in the Add Text dialog and click Next.
      
  3. The Text Data Source Dialog Properties dialog will be displayed.
      
  4. Select the desired text format options and click Ok.
      
  5. A new text field will be inserted into the center of the current layer and it's properties will be displayed.
  
   
• With Text tool
   
  1. Move the cursor to the area of the document you would like the top left corner of the text field to be located.
      
  2. Left-click to insert the text field.
      
  3. Select Database in the Add Text dialog and click Next.
      
  4. The Text Data Source Dialog Properties dialog will be displayed.
      
  5. Select the desired text format options and click Ok.
      
  6. A new text field will be then be inserted.

• From Properties Window
   
  1. Double left-click on the text field object.
      
  2. The Date Property dialog is then displayed.
      
  3. Make any modifications then click Ok to save the changes or Cancel to leave the properties unmodified.
      
• From Toolbar
   
  1. Left-click on the text field object.
      
  2. The Angle, Font Name, and Font Size properties are then displayed in the Format toolbar.
      
  3. Click on a drop-down box to modify a property of the selected text field.

1. Left-click on the text field to select it.
    
2. Right-click on the text field to display other options. Such options include clipboard operations, object placement and alignment, and automatic object resizing.
    
3. Move the cursor over one of the menu options and left-click to select it or move the cursor out of the menu and left-click to close the menu.