For more information about how to create a text object by dragging a data source from the Toolbox, refer to Available Data Sources to reference the documentation for the data source that you want.
Configuring Data Sources |
When you add a data-sourced object to the template by using the Create menu or the object toolbar, the new object contains a single default Embedded Data data source that has a default data type of Text.
You can also create text objects by dragging the data source that you want from the Toolbox to the template, in which case the object's default data source is determined by the data source that you select.
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For more information about how to create a text object by dragging a data source from the Toolbox, refer to Available Data Sources to reference the documentation for the data source that you want. |
After you place the object on the template, you can customize its data-sourced value by opening its Object Properties dialog. By using this dialog, you can add, delete, and modify data sources for the object.
Learn how to use concatenated data sources to create a complex value for an object to print.
Learn about the properties that you can specify on the Data Sources property page to configure an object's data source.
Managing an Object's Data Sources
Learn how to change the value of an Embedded Data data source, change the data source type of a data source, add additional data sources to an object, and delete data sources.
Learn how to use data source transforms, which are additional options that are used to modify (or transform) a data source.