At a Glance: The Answer Wizard Field dialog box

After opening HotDocs Automator, directly from the your start menu or by opening a form template to edit from a HotDocs Library, you can open the Answer Wizard Field dialog box by clicking the Field Properties button and clicking the Wizard button on the Type tab.

First you can decide what type of contents you need in the Answer Wizard Field. You can do this by selecting one of the options from the multiple choice list A at the top of the dialog:

Computation Variable: This option tells HotDocs to use a Computation variable. When the user clicks the wizard during assembly, HotDocs displays the variables and/or dialogs that are needed to provide the answer.

ASK Dialog:  This option tells HotDocs to attach a dialog to a field in the interview. When the user clicks the wizard during assembly, the dialog you specify will be displayed.

ASK Database: This option tells HotDocs to attach a database component to a field in the interview. When the user clicks the wizard during assembly, the database component you specify will be displayed.

DEFAULT: This option tells HotDocs to ask the variables used to answer the question with default dialogs.

NONE: Clears any existing answer wizards that have been attached to the field. If you have multiple fields selected, this will clear all answer wizards.

In the text field B below you can enter a name for a new computation, database or dialog then click the Edit Component button C. Alternatively you can choose an existing component from the drop-down list on the text field.

If you select a computation which includes parameters you will be able to see them in the table D below. To add a value or an expression to the parameter click the ... button E to open the script editor.

To learn more about creating an answer wizard field follow the link below:

• Attach an Answer Wizard to a Field