DataFields.Add

Function Add(Name As String, [Format As String], [AppDefault As Boolean = False], [DocDefault As Boolean = False], [SummarizeGroup As Boolean = False]) As DataField

Member of DataFields

The Add method adds a new data field.


Parameters	Description
Name	Sets the name of the data field This value is a string value.
Format	Sets the format value of the data field This parameter is optional.
AppDefault	Sets the data field as a default field This parameter is optional, and its default value is False.
DocDefault	Sets the data field as a default field in the document This parameter is optional, and its default value is False.
SummarizeGroup	Specifies whether to summarize the data field This parameter is optional, and its default value is False.

The following code example adds a new data field named Weight and specifies a custom data format (2 digits after the decimal point and the kg suffix after the number).

Sub Test() 
 ActiveDocument.DataFields.Add "Weight", "#,##0.00 ""kg""", False, 
True, False 
End Sub