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sharedText
set [the] sharedText of field to trueOrFalse
where field is a background field only.
The sharedText property returns or sets whether a background field displays the same text on every card of the background. The default value for new fields is false, meaning the text in the field can be different on each card.
Set sharedText to true if you want the same text to appear on each card of the background. To enter text into a background field with sharedText set to true, choose Background from the Edit menu, and type in the field. You can add shared text only while you’re in the background layer.
HyperCard does not discard either card-specific text or shared text—it will display the appropriate text when you set the sharedText to true or false.
Examples
Placeholders
field
An expression that identifies a field by name, number, or id using one of the following forms (in AppleScript, use “background” in place of “bkgnd”):
For example:
When used inside a field script in HyperTalk: me
When a field receives a message: [the] target
A field can also be referred to as a part when you’re talking about its position among all buttons and fields within the same card or background.
trueOrFalse
Any expression that evaluates to the HyperTalk and AppleScript constants true or false.
For example:
