EscapeE may be used to extract data from PCL data-streams and documents; see About exporting data.
The fields and tags are depicted as rectangular boxes with "sizing handles" at the corners:
The default color for the sizing handles may be entered manually into the configuration file (RT.INI) or on the command line, see Command line syntax.
| • | Select Show from the 'Fields' menu. From the sub-menu, you may choose to view  |
| o | All of the fields and tags, or |
| o | only the fields and tags If found on the page. |
See also Defining fields and tags for check-box options on the Definitions page of the Field dialog (Ctrl D).
| • | To display field names and tag names along with their boxes on the page, select Show from the 'Fields' menu and click Show names from the sub-menu. |
| • | To switch off field and tag viewing, select Show from the 'Fields' menu and choose None. |
 A tick indicates the currently selected option.
 Tip: Select Show field values or Show field details (Fields menu) to add field information to the Console notebook's Log: see Logged messages.
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| 1. | Select Edit... from the 'Fields' menu. Field names are listed in the Fields list pane (usually docked on the right of the Field information pane). |
| 2. | Tick the Tree box to set up and show the relationships between fields. The tree can be expanded/collapsed by clicking on the  folder icons. To edit the tree structure, see Fields list/tree.
To view a sorted list of names instead, uncheck 'Tree'. This makes field-names easier to find and rename. |
| 3. | Click on the field or tag name in the list to display the its definition. |
| o | While a field or tag definition is being displayed it is also depicted on the page with a red outline. |
| o | If the field is a 'child' (sub-field) of 'parent' field(s) then the parent field(s) are are indicated by cyan marker  points on the page. |
Tip: Click the 'back' and 'forward' buttons at the foot of the dialog to show the previous page and next page of the document. Click the left, up, down or right buttons in the  arrow set to scroll the page.
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Links
About extracting data
About fields and tags
Defining fields and tags
Editing fields and tags
Fields list/tree
