Fields pane

To show the Fields pane click on the 'Fields pane' button of the ribbon tab.

pane

The fields pane

Fields are shown with the following icons:

Icon

text icon
Text field

data icon
Data field

image icon
Image field

Meaning

The presentation contains at least a text (or conditional) field with this name.

The associated data sheet contains a column named as this field.

The presentation contains an image field with this name.

The toolbar at the top of the fields pane is used to perform the following functions:

Button

Function

refresh button

Refresh

Read again all fields on the presentation and the associated data sheet (if applicable).

copy field

Copy field

Copy the selected field to the presentation.

copy conditional

Copy conditional

Copy the selected field to the presentation as a conditional field.

help button

Help

Open this help file

move pane

Move to left

Move pane to the left of the PowerPoint window (this button is only visible when the fields pane is aligned to the right of the PowerPoint window).

move right

Move to right

Move pane to the right of the PowerPoint window (this button is only visible when the fields pane is aligned to the left of the PowerPoint window).

close pane

Close pane

Close the pane. To close the pane you can also click on the 'Fields pane' button on the ribbon tab