Select an Individual Field
There are several methods for selecting a simple field or a single component of a composite field:
• Point and click
• Field Tree
• Property Inspector
For instructions, see the appropriate procedure, following.
Select an individual field using the point and click method
Position the cursor on the desired field and click the primary mouse button
The field is selected.
Note: If you cannot select a field because it is underneath another field, click Layout, Bring to Front to move the field to the top layer or click the field on top and click Layout, Send to Back to move it to the back. For more information, see
How You Can Work with Overlapping Fields.
Select an individual field using the Field Tree method
Locate the field in the Field Tree window and click it.
The selected field is highlighted in the Frame Editor.
This feature is a handy tool for selecting a field that is obscured by another field. For more information, see
Use the Field Tree (see
Use the Field Tree).
Select an individual field using the Property Inspector method
At the top of every Property Inspector there is a Field List drop-down menu that contains the full name of every named field on the current frame. Use this menu to change the current field selection.