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You can modify an existing format so that it fits the needs of your multi-tag specs. The modification process is similar to creating a new format. Changes that you make to a specification format affect multi-tag specs that are already associated with that format. You modify formats in the Format Editor, in the Specifications module.

  1. On the Specifications Window module menu bar, select Edit > Format Editor.

  2. On the Format Editor module menu bar, select Actions > Open Format.

  3. On the Select Specification Form dialog, select a form and select OK.

  4. Select a format that you want to modify, and select OK.

  5. To edit headers that currently appear in the Edit Headers pop-up window, do the following:

    1. In the field selection area of the form (usually on the right), double-click the field for which you want to edit the header.

    2. In the Edit Headers pop-up window, edit the header as necessary.

    • When you double-click the field, the background color of the field changes to magenta.

    • The PPM All Outputs Graphic icon in the left column of the Edit Headers pop-up window points to the Header input box for the active field.

    • To copy the original form header into the active Header input box, select the form header after the cursor changes its shape to PPM All Outputs Graphic.

  6. To remove a field and its header from the multi-tag list, do the following:

    1. In the field selection area of the form, double-click the field that you want to delete.

    2. In the Edit Headers pop-up window, select Remove.

    3. To add a field and header to the multi-tag list, do the following:

    4. In the field selection area of the form, double-click the field that you want to add.

    5. To display the original form header in the active row of the Edit Headers pop-up window, select the form header after the cursor changes its shape to PPM All Outputs Graphic.

    6. In the Edit Headers pop-up window, edit the header as necessary.

  7. To change column position of a header and its field, do the following in the Edit Headers pop-up window:

    1. Select the header for which you want to change the column position.

    2. Select Move Up or Move Down as necessary.

    SHARED Tip The order of the headers in the Edit Headers pop-up window determines the left-to-right column order on the Multi-Tag List tab the spec.

  8. To change the width of columns as they appear in the spec see list, do the following on the Format dialog:

    1. Select portrait or landscape print preview.

    2. Set the cursor on the border between two headers.

    3. Drag the border to the left or to the right as necessary.

    4. Select Save Icon 16bit to regenerate and save the modified format