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During the data entry process for reports some of the text being entered will be repetitive or best selected from a list of text for different report areas; such as site descriptions, subsurface descriptions, pavement design, foundation design etc. In order to reduce the time required to enter repetitive text, text macros can be used.
Text macros are composed of lines of text that can be selected and inserted whenever there is a description or information part of a question’s answer. To make it easier to select the text, the macros are divided into sections.
To add a text macro click on the Macro button on the toolbar to display the Macro Editor form. The text macros are divided into sections to make it easier to organize and select the text. Sections are displayed on the left side of the form and the text for the selected section is displayed on the right side.
To add a new section click on the Add button on the toolbar and then enter the name of the section.
To open an existing section click on the Open button on the toolbar. The text macros for that section will then be displayed on the right part of the form.
To delete a section select the section and then click on the Delete button above the section.
To add a new text macro to a section, make sure that the section is open and then click on the Add button on the toolbar. Then enter the text for the macro.
To change the text for a text macro select the text and either double click on the text or press the Edit Text button on the toolbar.
To delete a text macro from a section, make sure that the section is open . Then select the text to be deleted and then click on the Delete button on the toolbar.