How to Introduce Book Fields

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All fields are introduced on the back field.

 

To introduce a book field:

1.Drag the book field icon from the top right corner of the back field to wherever you want the field to be located.
2.The DNE will prompt you to name the field. Type a name and click OK. A book field book field will appear.

 

To resize or move the book field:

To resize the field, click and hold on a corner of the field and drag that corner to change to the desired size.
To move the field, click and hold on the field name and drag the field anywhere in the fields area.
To align the field, rightclick on the field and select the preferred alignment (Top/Bottom/Left/Right). The field can be expanded to take up the whole page by aligning the field to Client.

 

All fields are viewed and used on the front field.

 

To use a book field:

To add or update text:

1.Click the book field in the text area.
2.Type.

 

 

To email from a book field:

1.To set up the link, in the field, type: "mailto:name@address.com" (e.g., mailto:help@dekstrus.com)
2.To email, click the link.

 

 

To link to a web site from a book field:

1.To set up the link, in the field, type the complete address, e.g., http://www.dekstrus.com
2.To go to the web page, click the link.

 

 

To launch an application from a book field:

1.To set up the link, in the field, type the name of the application, surrounded by "<<" and ">>", e.g., <<DNE.exe>>
2.To launch the application, click the link.

 

Maximized view:

To maximize a book field:

Click the book field - maximize at the top left corner of the book

 

To use rich text editing:

book field - bold = bold type
book field - italicise = italicize text
book field - underscore = underscore text
book field - left justify = justify text to the left of the book field
book field - centre justify = justify text to the center of the book field
book field - right justify = justify text to the right of the book field
book field - number = list items with numbers
book field - bullet = list items with bullets
book field - indent = increase indentation of text
book field - outdent = decrease indentation of text

 

To return a maximized book field to its normal size:

Click CANCEL red to close maximized book field without saving changes, or
Click OK green to save changes and close maximized book field