User 2 field

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User 2 field

 

The User 2 field is designed to function in a manner similar to Offices or Talents in that you can define your own list of up to 300 possible choices, you may also store as many choices as you wish about an individual.In addition, the User 2 field's name may be changed to be descriptive of the data you wish for it to hold on the User Field Names tab page on the General Preferences dialog, or right click on the field's label itself to bring up the User Field Names dialog.

When you change the name of the User 2 field, the name you choose will be displayed in all parts of the CMD instead of the label User 2.

You may modify any or all of the 300 possible User 2 menu choices, by using the Menu Items choice on the Preferences Menu. You may also modify the User 2 list of choices by clicking the Edit User 2 Pick List button on the dialog used to display and pick User 2 items.CMD allows you to store as many User 2 items for an individual that you would like. The User 2 items associated with a person will be listed in the dialog where the selections are made, and then listed in the top, center portion of the Individuals Data area when the User 2 label (or whatever you rename it to be) is selected.

Making Your Selections

To select items from the User 2 list for a name, make sure the User 2 label is displayed in bold letters (remember, it might be renamed to something else. If it's not, click directly on the word User 2 to select the User 1 field. Next click the Click Here to Add Items button at the top of the list, which is located just to the right of the Offices, Talents, Activities, User 1, and User 2 fields. This will bring up a selection dialog that will allow you to add or remove User 2 items from the list.

To add an item, highlight it on the left column and then click the Add Picks to (Name's) Selections button. Note that you can hold Ctrl to highlight more than one, and you can also hold the Shift key to select a range of choices.

If you wish to remove any User 2 item from a person's list, click on the item in the right column labeled (Name's) Selections and then click the Remove Selected Item button.