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[Archived] AskInga Wiki Use drag and drop to make instant fields
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    Use drag and drop to make instant fields

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    Original Tip Date: Jan. 5, 2006

    Use drag and drop to make instant fields
     
    When you've got the Element Info dialog open, you can drag and drop the value of any element property into the word processor to create an instant field. Way cool! Of course this is for MicroStation V8 XM only.


    AskInga Tip #581
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    • JStierly Created by JStierly
    • When: Wed, Jun 18 2008 3:51 PM
    • Inga Morozoff Last revision by Bentley Colleague Inga Morozoff
    • When: Thu, Jun 10 2010 9:58 AM
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