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Create a combination field for a folder

1. Select the folder for which you want to create the combination field.
2. On the View menu, point to Arrange By, then select Current View, and click Customize Current View.
3. On the View Summary dialog box, click Fields.
4. Click New Field.
5. In the Name box, type a name for the field.
6. In the Type box, click Combination.
7. Click Edit.
8. To append each value for the fields that you want to use together, click Joining fields and any text fragments to each other.

   To show only the first field that is not blank, click Showing only the first non-empty field, ignoring subsequent ones.

9. Click Field, point to the field set that you want, and then click the field that you want to appear.
10. Repeat step 9 to add each field that you want to appear.
11. Click OK twice.
12. To position the field between the other fields in the view, click Move Up or Move Down.

    To remove the field from the view, click Remove.

Notes

• Combination fields appear with the default format of the data type used. To display a data type with a custom format, you must create a formula field and use the Format function.
• You cannot sort, group, or filter the contents of a combination field.