For example, you may enter values such as “Earth;Wind;Fire” in the Format field. These entries will then appear on the list in the Object Properties palette. Variable List This option is the same as a fixed list except that you can enter new values at the time of assignment to the object. After you define a set of values, you may want to add a new value to the set that appears in the Object Properties dialog. To make these changes, you need only to enter a value in the Object Properties pal- ette. Boolean This is used when the value will be Yes or No.  You may change the value to True or False, Positive or Negative, 0 or 1, etc. Currency There are two format types for the currency property. They are Monetary Sign Leads (ex: USD 100.00) and Monetary Sign Follows (ex: 100.00 USD). The default setting for the currency property is Monetary Sign Leads. This property is set in the same manner as the prieviously described numbers with units. You need only to enter a value and a monetary sign in the ‘Value’ field to have a default monetary sign set. The sign that you enter will then become the default setting. It will be automat- ically added each time that you change a value. If you enter a value and a monetary sign that differs from the default, then the change will be rejected. If the default sign was not defined, then you have to enter a number and a monetary sign each time that you change the value of the property. An advantage of not having a default monetary sign is that you are not constrained to the use of the default setting when entering a different sign. You may add values to a Variable Option list. To do this, merely click on a table that has Variable List as- signed as a format type, then type in the new value.
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