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Although the following examples apply to fields, they also apply to sections.</paragraph> 55 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147171" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="93">You can define conditions for the following field types:</paragraph> 56 <list type="ordered"> 57 <listitem> 58 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151185" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="14">Conditional text: displays text A if the condition is true, or text B if the condition is false.</paragraph> 59 </listitem> 60 <listitem> 61 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149289" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="15">Hidden text: hides the contents of the field if the condition is true.</paragraph> 62 </listitem> 63 <listitem> 64 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145412" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="16">Hidden paragraph: hides the paragraph if the condition is true.</paragraph> 65 </listitem> 66 <listitem> 67 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147515" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="17">Any record and next record: controls the access to database records.</paragraph> 68 </listitem> 69 </list> 70 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149802" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="18">The simplest way to define a condition is to type the logical expression directly in a <emph>Condition </emph>box using the following values:</paragraph> 71 <table id="tbl_id3153537"> 72 <tablerow> 73 <tablecell> 74 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153677" role="tablecontent" l10n="CHG" oldref="19">TRUE</paragraph> 75 </tablecell> 76 <tablecell> 77 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152960" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="20">The condition is always met. You can also enter any value not equal to 0 as the conditional text.</paragraph> 78 </tablecell> 79 </tablerow> 80 <tablerow> 81 <tablecell> 82 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155900" role="tablecontent" l10n="CHG" oldref="21">FALSE</paragraph> 83 </tablecell> 84 <tablecell> 85 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154191" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="22">The condition is not met. You can also enter the value 0.</paragraph> 86 </tablecell> 87 </tablerow> 88 </table> 89 90 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147090" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="23">If you leave the <emph>Condition </emph>box empty, the condition is interpreted as not being met.</paragraph> 91 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148980" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="24">When you define a condition, use the same <link href="text/swriter/02/14020000.xhp">elements</link> for defining a formula, namely comparative operators, mathematical and statistical functions, number formats, variables and constants.</paragraph> 92 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153638" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="25">You can use the following types of variables when you define a condition:</paragraph> 93 <list type="ordered"> 94 <listitem> 95 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155135" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="27">Predefined <link href="text/swriter/02/14020000.xhp">$[officename] variables</link> that use statistics on document properties</paragraph> 96 </listitem> 97 <listitem> 98 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156273" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="26">Custom variables, that are a created with the "Set variable" field</paragraph> 99 </listitem> 100 <listitem> 101 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149174" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="94">Variables based on user data</paragraph> 102 </listitem> 103 <listitem> 104 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145781" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="28">Variables based on the contents of database fields</paragraph> 105 </listitem> 106 </list> 107 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155916" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="29">You cannot use internal variables, such as page and chapter numbers, in condition expression.</paragraph> 108 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3151375" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 109 oldref="30">Conditions and Variables</paragraph> 110 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150122" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="31">The following examples use a variable called "x":</paragraph> 111 <table id="tbl_id3155867"> 112 <tablerow> 113 <tablecell> 114 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147417" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="32">x == 1 or x EQ 1</paragraph> 115 </tablecell> 116 <tablecell> 117 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147500" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="33">The condition is true if "x" is equal to 1.</paragraph> 118 </tablecell> 119 </tablerow> 120 <tablerow> 121 <tablecell> 122 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145259" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="34">x != 1 or x NEQ 1</paragraph> 123 </tablecell> 124 <tablecell> 125 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150551" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="35">The condition is true if "x" does not equal 1.</paragraph> 126 </tablecell> 127 </tablerow> 128 <tablerow> 129 <tablecell> 130 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147749" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="36">sinx == 0</paragraph> 131 </tablecell> 132 <tablecell> 133 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146345" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="37">The condition is true if "x" is a multiple of pi.</paragraph> 134 </tablecell> 135 </tablerow> 136 </table> 137 138 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149846" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="38">To use comparative operators with strings, the operands must be bounded by double quotation marks:</paragraph> 139 <table id="tbl_id3148855"> 140 <tablerow> 141 <tablecell> 142 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151078" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="39">x == "ABC" or x EQ "ABC"</paragraph> 143 </tablecell> 144 <tablecell> 145 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150162" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="40">Checks if variable "x" contains (true) the "ABC" string, or not (false).</paragraph> 146 </tablecell> 147 </tablerow> 148 <tablerow> 149 <tablecell> 150 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153301" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="41">x == "" or x EQ ""</paragraph> 151 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156120" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="90">or</paragraph> 152 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156133" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="42">!x or NOT x</paragraph> 153 </tablecell> 154 <tablecell> 155 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156112" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="44">Checks if the variable "x" contains an empty string.</paragraph> 156 </tablecell> 157 </tablerow> 158 </table> 159 160 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150097" role="note" l10n="CHG" oldref="45">The "equal" comparative operator must be represented by two equal signs (==) in a condition. For example, if you define a variable "x" with the value of 1, you can enter the condition as x==1.</paragraph> 161 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3148791" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 162 oldref="95">User Data</paragraph> 163 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150028" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="96">You can include user data when you define conditions. To change your user data, choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - $[officename] - User data</emph>. User data must be entered in the form of strings. You can query the user data with "==" (EQ), "!=" (NEQ), or "!"(NOT).</paragraph> 164 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153124" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="97">The following table lists user data variables and their meanings:</paragraph> 165 <table id="tbl_id3153139"> 166 <tablerow> 167 <tablecell> 168 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149632" role="tablehead" l10n="U" oldref="130">Variable</paragraph> 169 </tablecell> 170 <tablecell> 171 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150662" role="tablehead" l10n="U" oldref="131">Meaning</paragraph> 172 </tablecell> 173 </tablerow> 174 <tablerow> 175 <tablecell> 176 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154026" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="98">user_firstname</paragraph> 177 </tablecell> 178 <tablecell> 179 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149953" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="99">First name</paragraph> 180 </tablecell> 181 </tablerow> 182 <tablerow> 183 <tablecell> 184 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147272" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="100">user_lastname</paragraph> 185 </tablecell> 186 <tablecell> 187 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149601" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="101">Last name</paragraph> 188 </tablecell> 189 </tablerow> 190 <tablerow> 191 <tablecell> 192 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150770" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="102">user_initials</paragraph> 193 </tablecell> 194 <tablecell> 195 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155529" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="103">Initials</paragraph> 196 </tablecell> 197 </tablerow> 198 <tablerow> 199 <tablecell> 200 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148705" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="104">user_company</paragraph> 201 </tablecell> 202 <tablecell> 203 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148728" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="105">Company</paragraph> 204 </tablecell> 205 </tablerow> 206 <tablerow> 207 <tablecell> 208 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155361" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="106">user_street</paragraph> 209 </tablecell> 210 <tablecell> 211 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154222" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="107">Street</paragraph> 212 </tablecell> 213 </tablerow> 214 <tablerow> 215 <tablecell> 216 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145108" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="108">user_country</paragraph> 217 </tablecell> 218 <tablecell> 219 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146885" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="109">Country</paragraph> 220 </tablecell> 221 </tablerow> 222 <tablerow> 223 <tablecell> 224 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149580" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="110">user_zipcode</paragraph> 225 </tablecell> 226 <tablecell> 227 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156241" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="111">Zip code</paragraph> 228 </tablecell> 229 </tablerow> 230 <tablerow> 231 <tablecell> 232 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148922" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="112">user_city</paragraph> 233 </tablecell> 234 <tablecell> 235 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148945" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="113">City</paragraph> 236 </tablecell> 237 </tablerow> 238 <tablerow> 239 <tablecell> 240 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156053" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="114">user_title</paragraph> 241 </tablecell> 242 <tablecell> 243 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159219" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="115">Title</paragraph> 244 </tablecell> 245 </tablerow> 246 <tablerow> 247 <tablecell> 248 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156435" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="116">user_position</paragraph> 249 </tablecell> 250 <tablecell> 251 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145178" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="117">Position</paragraph> 252 </tablecell> 253 </tablerow> 254 <tablerow> 255 <tablecell> 256 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150797" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="118">user_tel_work</paragraph> 257 </tablecell> 258 <tablecell> 259 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150820" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="119">Business telephone number</paragraph> 260 </tablecell> 261 </tablerow> 262 <tablerow> 263 <tablecell> 264 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150894" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="120">user_tel_home</paragraph> 265 </tablecell> 266 <tablecell> 267 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155320" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="121">Home telephone number</paragraph> 268 </tablecell> 269 </tablerow> 270 <tablerow> 271 <tablecell> 272 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154400" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="122">user_fax</paragraph> 273 </tablecell> 274 <tablecell> 275 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153363" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="123">Fax number</paragraph> 276 </tablecell> 277 </tablerow> 278 <tablerow> 279 <tablecell> 280 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153390" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="124">user_email</paragraph> 281 </tablecell> 282 <tablecell> 283 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154948" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="125">E-mail address</paragraph> 284 </tablecell> 285 </tablerow> 286 <tablerow> 287 <tablecell> 288 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145603" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="126">user_state</paragraph> 289 </tablecell> 290 <tablecell> 291 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150129" role="tablecontent" l10n="U" oldref="127">State (not in all $[officename] versions)</paragraph> 292 </tablecell> 293 </tablerow> 294 </table> 295 296 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150147" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="128">For example, to hide a paragraph, text, or a section from a user with a specific initial, such as "LM", enter the condition: user_initials=="LM".</paragraph> 297 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3154115" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 298 oldref="46">Conditions and Database Fields</paragraph> 299 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154128" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="47">You can define conditions for accessing databases, or database fields. For example, you can check the contents of a database field from a condition, or use database fields in logical expressions. The following table lists a few more examples of using databases in conditions:</paragraph> 300 <table id="tbl_id3154848"> 301 <tablerow> 302 <tablecell> 303 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156066" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="132">Example</paragraph> 304 </tablecell> 305 <tablecell> 306 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156088" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="133">Meaning</paragraph> 307 </tablecell> 308 </tablerow> 309 <tablerow> 310 <tablecell> 311 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155948" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="48">Database.Table.Company</paragraph> 312 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148673" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="91">Database.Table.Company NEQ ""</paragraph> 313 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148687" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="92">Database.Table.Company != ""</paragraph> 314 </tablecell> 315 <tablecell> 316 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155373" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="49">The condition is true if the COMPANY field is not empty. (In the first example, no operator is required.)</paragraph> 317 </tablecell> 318 </tablerow> 319 <tablerow> 320 <tablecell> 321 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149977" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="7">!Database.Table.Company</paragraph> 322 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149991" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="129">NOT Database.Table.Company</paragraph> 323 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150004" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="50">Database.Table.Company EQ ""</paragraph> 324 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3146911" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="9">Database.Table.Company ==""</paragraph> 325 </tablecell> 326 <tablecell> 327 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148733" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="8">Returns TRUE if the COMPANY field is empty.</paragraph> 328 </tablecell> 329 </tablerow> 330 <tablerow> 331 <tablecell> 332 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148762" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="5">Database.Table.Company !="Sun"</paragraph> 333 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153016" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="149">Database.Table.Company NEQ "Sun"</paragraph> 334 </tablecell> 335 <tablecell> 336 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153040" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="6">Returns TRUE if the current entry in the COMPANY field is not "Sun". (Exclamation sign represents a logical NOT.)</paragraph> 337 </tablecell> 338 </tablerow> 339 <tablerow> 340 <tablecell> 341 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154605" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="51">Database.Table.Firstname AND Database.Table.Name</paragraph> 342 </tablecell> 343 <tablecell> 344 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153059" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="52">Returns TRUE if the record contains the first and the last name.</paragraph> 345 </tablecell> 346 </tablerow> 347 </table> 348 349 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3159247" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="53">Note the difference between the boolean NOT "!" and the comparative operator not equal "!=" (NEQ).</paragraph> 350 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153876" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="54">When you refer to a database field in a condition, use the form Databasename.Tablename.Fieldname. If one of the names contains a character that is an operator, such as a minus sign (-), enclose the name in square brackets, for example, Databasename.[Table-name].Fieldname. Never use spaces inside field names.<comment>UFI: fixes bug #i25781# - but see #i25983#. Fixes also #i19571#</comment></paragraph> 351 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153891" role="heading" level="3" l10n="U" 352 oldref="55">Example: Hiding an Empty Database Field</paragraph> 353 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150051" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="56">You may want to create a condition that hides an empty field, for example, if the COMPANY field is empty for some of the data records.</paragraph> 354 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150067" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="57">Select the <emph>Hidden Paragraph</emph> list entry, and type the following condition: Addressbook.Addresses.Company EQ ""</paragraph> 355 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147110" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="150">or type the following</paragraph> 356 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147123" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="151">NOT Addressbook.Addresses.Company</paragraph> 357 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147136" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="152">If the COMPANY database field is empty, the condition is true and the paragraph is hidden.</paragraph> 358 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150232" role="note" l10n="CHG" oldref="58">To display hidden paragraphs on the screen, you can choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids</emph>, and clear the <emph>Fields: Hidden paragraphs</emph> check box.</paragraph> 359 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3145218" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 360 oldref="59">Examples of Conditions in Fields</paragraph> 361 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145231" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="60">The following examples use the Conditional text field, although they can be applied to any fields that can be linked to a condition. The syntax used for conditions is also used for the Hidden text, Hidden paragraph, Any record or Next record fields.</paragraph> 362 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3150311" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 363 oldref="61">To display conditional text based on the number of pages:</paragraph> 364 <list type="ordered"> 365 <listitem> 366 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150333" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="136">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph>, and then click the <emph>Functions</emph> tab.</paragraph> 367 </listitem> 368 <listitem> 369 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147471" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="62">In the <emph>Type</emph> list, click "Conditional text".</paragraph> 370 </listitem> 371 <listitem> 372 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154294" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="63">In the <emph>Condition </emph>box, type "page == 1".</paragraph> 373 </listitem> 374 <listitem> 375 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154319" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="64">In the <emph>Then</emph> box, type "There is only one page".</paragraph> 376 </listitem> 377 <listitem> 378 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150640" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="65">In the <emph>Or </emph>box, type "There are several pages".</paragraph> 379 </listitem> 380 <listitem> 381 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153086" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="137">Click <emph>Insert</emph>, and then click <emph>Close</emph>.</paragraph> 382 </listitem> 383 </list> 384 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155814" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 385 oldref="67">To display conditional text based on a user-defined Variable</paragraph> 386 <list type="ordered"> 387 <listitem> 388 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155836" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="138">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph>, and then click the <emph>Variables</emph> tab.</paragraph> 389 </listitem> 390 <listitem> 391 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155109" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="68">In the <emph>Type </emph>list, click "Set Variable".</paragraph> 392 </listitem> 393 <listitem> 394 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147008" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="139">In the<emph> Name</emph> box, type "Profit".</paragraph> 395 </listitem> 396 <listitem> 397 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147032" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="140">In the<emph> Value</emph> box, type "5000".</paragraph> 398 </listitem> 399 <listitem> 400 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152974" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="141">Click <emph>Insert</emph>.</paragraph> 401 </listitem> 402 <listitem> 403 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3152998" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="70">Click the <emph>Functions</emph> tab, and click "Conditional text" in the <emph>Type</emph> list.</paragraph> 404 </listitem> 405 <listitem> 406 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150952" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="142">In the <emph>Condition</emph> box, type "Profit < 5000".</paragraph> 407 </listitem> 408 <listitem> 409 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156291" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="71">In the <emph>Then</emph> box, type "Target is not met".</paragraph> 410 </listitem> 411 <listitem> 412 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3156317" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="72">In the <emph>Or </emph>box, type "Target is met".</paragraph> 413 </listitem> 414 <listitem> 415 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154366" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="143">Click <emph>Insert</emph>.</paragraph> 416 </listitem> 417 </list> 418 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3154389" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="73">To edit the contents of the "Profit" variable, double-click the variable field.</paragraph> 419 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155573" role="heading" level="2" l10n="U" 420 oldref="74">To display conditional text based on the contents of a database field:</paragraph> 421 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155587" role="paragraph" l10n="CHG" oldref="144">The first part of this example inserts a space between the "First Name" and "Last Name" fields in a document, and the second part inserts text based on the contents of a field. This example requires that an address data source is registered with $[officename].</paragraph> 422 <list type="ordered"> 423 <listitem> 424 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150523" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="145">Choose <emph>Insert - Fields - Other</emph>, and then click the <emph>Database</emph> tab.</paragraph> 425 </listitem> 426 <listitem> 427 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148811" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="75">In the <emph>Type </emph>list, click "Mail merge fields".</paragraph> 428 </listitem> 429 <listitem> 430 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3148841" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="76">In the<emph> Database selection</emph> box, double-click an address book, click "First Name", and then click<emph> Insert</emph>. Repeat for "Last Name".</paragraph> 431 </listitem> 432 <listitem> 433 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147549" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="78">In the document, place the cursor between the two fields, press Space, and then return to the <emph>Fields </emph>dialog:</paragraph> 434 </listitem> 435 <listitem> 436 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150416" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="79">Click the <emph>Functions</emph> tab, and then click "Conditional text" in the <emph>Type</emph> list.</paragraph> 437 </listitem> 438 <listitem> 439 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153589" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="146">In the <emph>Condition </emph>box, type: "Addressbook.addresses.firstname".</paragraph> 440 </listitem> 441 <listitem> 442 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153615" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="80">In the <emph>Then </emph>box, type a space and leave the <emph>Or </emph>box blank.</paragraph> 443 </listitem> 444 </list> 445 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3153562" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="84">You can now use a condition to insert text based on the contents of the First Name field.</paragraph> 446 <list type="ordered"> 447 <listitem> 448 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150574" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="147">In the <emph>Fields </emph>dialog, click the <emph>Functions </emph>tab.</paragraph> 449 </listitem> 450 <listitem> 451 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3150605" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="85">In the <emph>Type </emph>box, click "Conditional text".</paragraph> 452 </listitem> 453 <listitem> 454 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151277" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="86">In the <emph>Condition </emph>box, type: Addressbook.addresses.firstname == "Michael"</paragraph> 455 </listitem> 456 <listitem> 457 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3151303" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="87">In the <emph>Then </emph>box, type "Dear".</paragraph> 458 </listitem> 459 <listitem> 460 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149138" role="listitem" l10n="CHG" oldref="88">In the <emph>Else</emph> box, type "Hello".</paragraph> 461 </listitem> 462 <listitem> 463 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3149163" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="148">Click <emph>Insert</emph>.</paragraph> 464 </listitem> 465 </list> 466 </body> 467</helpdocument> 468