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<h1 id="hd_id3155916"><variable id="fields_enter"><link href="text/swriter/guide/fields_enter.xhp">Adding Input Fields</link></variable></h1>
<paragraph id="par_id3153409" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">An input field is a variable that you can click in a document to open a dialog where you can edit the variable.</paragraph>

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    <paragraph id="par_id3145776" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <item type="menuitem">Insert - Field - More Fields</item> and click the <item type="menuitem">Functions</item> tab.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3155620" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Click “Input field”in the <item type="menuitem">Type</item> list.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3154257" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Click <item type="menuitem">Insert</item> and type the text for the variable.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3155888" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Click <emph>OK</emph>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3150708" role="tip" xml-lang="en-US">To quickly open all input fields in a document for editing, press <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><keycode>Command</keycode></caseinline><defaultinline><keycode>Ctrl</keycode></defaultinline></switchinline><keycode>+Shift+F9</keycode>.</paragraph>

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