To Insert or Edit an AEC Keynotes Field

  1. Open the Tool Properties palette for the tool.
  2. Open the Field dialog box:
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    the Content type is Mtext double-click the Default text property. If the property is unspecified, right-click and click Insert Field.
    the Content type is Block open the drawing specified by the Symbol location property and select the symbol. Click Insert tab Reference panel Edit Reference . In the Reference Edit dialog box, click OK. Double-click the KEY tag in the symbol to open the Edit Attributes Definition dialog box, and then double-click the Default value. If the value is not an updatable field, right-click and click Insert Field.
  3. In the Field dialog box, confirm that the Field category is AEC Keynotes.
  4. From the Field names list, select the type and form of keynote you want to insert.
  5. If the selected field name is Reference Key and Note or Sheet Key and Note, select a keynote format to determine how the key and the note are separated typographically.
  6. Select a format to determine case and capitalization for the keynote text.
  7. Confirm that Insert as placeholder is selected if you want to insert pre-specified keynotes or prompt for manual keynote selection, as applicable. Otherwise, the keynote indicated by the key and note values is inserted. You can select a particular keynote by clicking Select Keynote.
  8. Click OK.