Edit Block Text

A format block can contain normal fields and/or a table.

Normal Field Editing

Normal format block fields can be any of a text input field, option menu, toggle button, or a list of choices. Simply change the values to the wanted values.

Table

If a format block contains a table, there will be an entry control area that will allow you to manage the table entries. The following is an example of an entry control area.

Figure 1 - An Entry Control Area Example

entry control area

Entry List

This is a list of entries currently in the tahle. What is displayed in the list for each entry is defined by the block and should be enough to understand which entry is being selected. If an '*' preceeds the entry text, it means that the entry is blanked in the table.

Modifying An Entry

Select the entry to modify in the entry list. The entry's current values will be displayed in the entry edit area. Proceed to modify the values.

Other available entry operations:

Table Entry Operations
Icons below entry list
Append New Entry

append button

Appends a new entry to the end of the entry list. The new entry will be automatically selected and the entry edit area will be shown so the entry values can be entered.
Duplicate Entry

duplicate button

Duplicates the selected entry in the entry list. The new entry will be automatically selected and the entry edit area will be shown so the entry values can be entered.
Delete Entry

delete button

Deletes the selected entry in the entry list.
Delete All Entries
Deletes all the entries in the entry list
Icons to the right of the entry list
Move Entry Up

move up button

Swaps the selected entry with the entry directly above.
Move Entry Down

move down button

Swaps the selected entry with the entry directly below.
Blank Entries Above Selected Entry

blank button

Blanks all entries above the selected entry on the drawing. All blanked entries will be proceeded by an '*' in the entry list.
Unblank All Entries

unblank button

Unblanks all currently blanked entries.

In addition to managing entries, a symbol can be maintained for an entry.

Symbol Operations
Select Symbol Type This is an option menu that allows you to select which symbol to use for the entry. Note: this menu is only available when the table allows multiple symbol types.
Add/Move Symbol Prompts the location to place the symbol. If the symbol already exists, the symbol is simply moved instead. The entry's zone field is also filled in.
Pick Zone Only Prompts for a location and just fills in the zone in the entry's zone field.
Delete Symbol Removes the entry's symbol
Associate Symbol To ViewAllows the entry's symbol to be associated to a view
Disassociate Symbol from ViewBreaks the link to a view of the entry's symbol

Once the values are entrered, pressing the OK button will accept the modifications.