Create keywords page

The Create keywords page lets you add, change, and obtain help for DDS keywords for a file, record, or field. This page contains a list of all the available keywords for the selected object in the DDS Tree. This keyword list can be subset by selecting the type from the Subset drop-down list.

Keywords appear as icons. There are keyword icons for simple keywords and property icons for keywords which are created through their file, record, or field properties notebook.

To create a keyword, double-click on its icon or highlight the icon and press Insert. If this is a simple keyword, the program creates the keyword with default parameters on the selected object in the DDS Tree. The properties notebook will appear to allow you to change the keyword's parameters if it has any. If this keyword has a properties notebook page associated with it, its properties notebook will appear where you can create or change the keyword.

To obtain help on a specific keyword, highlight the keyword and press F1 to bring up context-sensitive help on the keyword from the DDS Reference manual.