Changing the Default Reply

The default reply is the text that initially displays in the reply box on the data entry form at the beginning of a print job. The default reply also appears as the sample text on your template when you link a control to a data source on your template.

ClosedTo change the default reply

This procedure assumes that the data source whose default reply you are setting has been linked to a data entry control on the form.

  1. Double-click on the desired object to open the Object Properties dialog. Alternatively, select Properties from the object's context menu.

  2. Select the desired data source from the Navigation Pane to view the Data Sources property page.

  3. Select the Data Source tab.

  4. For Default Reply, enter the desired text.

  5. Click Close to apply your changes.

When you execute a print job, the data entry form will be displayed with the default reply inside of the reply box. To overwrite the default reply, simply type the new value into the reply box. If you do not enter a new value, the default reply will print on your item(s).

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