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Type Cell (Text Fields Section)

Specifies a data type for the text field value.

Value Description
0
String.
2
Number. Includes date, time, duration, and currency values as well as scalars, dimensions, and angles. Specify a format picture in the Format cell.
5
Date or time value. Displays days, months, and years, or seconds, minutes, and hours, or a combined date and time value. Specify a format picture in the Format cell.
6
Duration value. Displays elapsed time. Specify a format picture in the Format cell.
7
Currency value. Uses the system's current Regional Settings. Specify a format picture in the Format cell.

Remarks

You can also set the value of this cell using the Field dialog box (with a shape selected, on the Insert tab, in the Text group, click Field ).

To get a reference to the Type cell by name from another formula, or from a program by using the CellsU property, use:

Value
Cell name:
Fields.Type[ i ] where i = <1>, 2, 3...

To get a reference to the Type cell by index from a program, use the CellsSRC property with the following arguments:

Value
Section index:
visSectionTextField
Row index:
visRowField + i where i = 0, 1, 2...
Cell index:
visFieldType