Inserting data fields into your Word template

You can insert data fields into your Word template.

Prerequisites

• You have added a data map to the document template.

• You have added at least one data source to the document template’s data map.

Steps

1. Open your Word template.

2. Go to the dox42 ribbon and select Insert Data Field.

   

   The dox42 Data Fields pane opens which contains all available data fields.

3. Select one data field and drag it to the desired place in the Word template.

   Tip

   As well as using the 'drag & drop' functionality, you can insert data fields into your documents by double-clicking them.

   

4. Optional: From the Type dropdown select the desired data type, e.g. image, text file or barcode.

5. Select OK.

6. Save the document template.

Result

You have inserted data fields into your Word template. You can generate the document for testing.