Set up or edit label formats used in database linking.

Option

 

Description

Label Format Name

Enter a name for this label format. It is usually useful to prefix the format name with the name of the database table to which it refers.

Table name

Displays the name of the table with which this label format is associated.

Insert Field button

Select a field name from the associated table using the dropdown list and then click to insert a placeholder for the field in the label format at the current edit cursor position.

Format

Edit the label format in this field.

Use custom text settings:

Select this checkbox to override the text height, alignment and angle with the relevant settings.

When a link is actually created in the drawing, the fieldname placeholders are replaced with the actual field values of the relevant row from the associated table.