Changing the Default Reply

The default reply is the text that initially is displayed 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 is linked to a data entry control on the form.

  1. Double-click the object that you want to open the Object Properties dialog. Alternatively, click Properties on the object's context menu.

  2. In the navigation pane, click the data source that you want to view the Data Sources property page.

  3. Click the Data Source tab.

  4. For Default Reply, enter the text that you want.

  5. Click Close to apply your changes.

When you run a print job, the data entry form is displayed with the default reply inside the reply box. To overwrite the default reply, enter the new value into the reply box. If you do not enter a new value, the default reply is printed on your items.

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