Creating a text constant

A text constant displays a specified text string in the screen or report. To create a text constant, perform the following steps:

  1. Position your cursor on the record that will contain the text constant.
  2. Right-click on the mouse to bring up the pop-up menu and select Insert field.
  3. From its cascading menu, select Text constant. The properties notebook for this field appears.
    Fastpath:
    Click on from the Design page palette and then click on the Design area to create the text constant.
  4. Type in the text you want to appear for this constant.
Fastpath:
Position your cursor on the Design page and type in the text of the constant. The program automatically creates the text constant with the given text and position.