Inserting a field

Fields can be inserted as multiline text entities directly in the drawing.  

Fields also can be inserted in existing paragraph text and table cells. For more details, see Changing paragraph text and Editing table text.

To insert a field directly in the drawing

   1   Do one of the following to choose Field ():     

    On the ribbon, choose Insert > Field (in Data).

    On the menu, choose Insert > Field > Field.

    Type field and then press Enter.

   2   In Field Names, select the field you want to insert.

The fields that display depend on the selected category.

   3   Choose additional options, which vary according to the field you selected.

   4   Click OK.

   5   In the drawing, specify the insertion point.

Fields display with a gray background color.
To turn off the background color, set the FIELDDISPLAY system variable to off (0).