Microsoft KB Archive/64613

Works 2.00: Making Two Fields Appear as One in Form View

PSS ID Number: Q64613 Article last modified on 06-12-1996

2.00 3.00

MS-DOS

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Two Works Database fields can be made to appear as one field in Form view while remaining viewable as separate fields in List view. This feature is used in the sample file ADDRESS.WDB, which is supplied with Works version 2.00. In this file, the two distinct fields, City: and State:, appear in Form view as follows:

“City/State: ,” (without the quotation marks)

When the Form is printed with data, output will appear as follows:

City/State: Seattle, WA

To achieve this appearance, do the following:

  Create a field named City by typing “City:” (without the quotation marks), and enter a field width.   Move the cursor to the right of the City field (In our example, move the cursor one space to the right and enter a comma, press the RIGHT ARROW key twice).   Create a field named State by typing “State:” (without the quotation marks), and enter a field width.   Highlight the “City:” field.   Hide the field name by pressing ALT, T, N to toggle off the Show Field Name menu option.   Highlight the “State:” field and hide it also by pressing ALT, T,   </li>  Place the cursor in the area where the “City:” field name was previously visible and enter the following exactly as shown: &quot;City/State: </li></ol>

Any combination of field names and places can be customized using the same steps.

Reference(s):

“Microsoft Works Reference.” Version 2.00, Pages 208, 211.

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