After creating custom fields in properties, how do I insert them?

[Guest]

File -> Properties -> Custom Tab
Using the custom tab, I created two new fields called "Project Start Date"
and "Project Completion Date". I will be using these fields extensively in
my document and want to be able to change them in one spot (i.e. on Custom
tab) and then update the fields in my document.

My question is: how do I insert these fields into my document in the first
place, once created?

Thanks

 

[Jezebel]

DocProperty fields.

 

[Jay Freedman]

Like any other field, you start in the Insert > Field dialog. Choose
DocProperty from the list. A second list box appears with the names of
all defined document properties (both built-in and custom). Choose the
one you want and click OK. The field is inserted in the document at
the insertion point (cursor).

Alternatively, you can type the field code like

DocProperty "Project Start Date"

then select the whole thing and press Ctrl+F9 to turn it into a field,
and press F9 to update it. The quotes are required when the property
name includes spaces. Capitalization is not important.

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