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ETID is right if you're calculating.
However, if you've got a field called "Contractor" and you want to fill a bunch of other fields with the name you type into the Contractor field, then you need to select the Contractor field and hit Insert-Bookmark. Call it "Contractor" (what else, right?). Then, in your other fields, you don't NEED a field. You just hit Insert-Cross-reference, choose the Contractor bookmark. Then, when you fill in Contractor, it'll fill in all the cross-references you created. However, you may have to hit ctrl-a and then the F9 key (or do a print preview) to update the fields. Brainbench MVP for Microsoft Word
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However, if you've got a field called "Contractor" and you want to fill a bunch of other fields with the name you type into the Contractor field, then you need to select the Contractor field and hit Insert-Bookmark. Call it "Contractor" (what else, right?). Then, in your other fields, you don't NEED a field. You just hit Insert-Cross-reference, choose the Contractor bookmark. Then, when you fill in Contractor, it'll fill in all the cross-references you created. However, you may have to hit ctrl-a and then the F9 key (or do a print preview) to update the fields. Brainbench MVP for Microsoft Word
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What you can also do is use a different type of field. If you use the ASK field in Word, it automatically creates a bookmark. You then use the REF field to insert that text throughout your document. The syntax is as follows:
{ASK bookmark "Your prompt goes here"}
To insert the text anywhere in your document you use {REF bookmark}.
Just make sure you use REF immediately after ASK - if you don't, the text won't be inserted at that first position, it just stores the response in the bookmark.
{ASK bookmark "Your prompt goes here"}
To insert the text anywhere in your document you use {REF bookmark}.
Just make sure you use REF immediately after ASK - if you don't, the text won't be inserted at that first position, it just stores the response in the bookmark.
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Another method - this is if you are using Text Form fields (Fill-in fields) and then protect the document.
1. Insert your Text Form field
2. Double click on it to display the Form Field options
3. Change the bookmark (field settings) to something easy to remember
4. Tick the calculate on exit box
5. Choose OK
Wherever the info in this field is to appear in your document, insert a ref field
1. Click where the field is to be inserted
2. Press Control F9
3. Type REF and then the easy to remember bookmark
When you Protect the document and enter info into the form field, as soon as you tab out of this field, the ref fields should update (hopefully).
1. Insert your Text Form field
2. Double click on it to display the Form Field options
3. Change the bookmark (field settings) to something easy to remember
4. Tick the calculate on exit box
5. Choose OK
Wherever the info in this field is to appear in your document, insert a ref field
1. Click where the field is to be inserted
2. Press Control F9
3. Type REF and then the easy to remember bookmark
When you Protect the document and enter info into the form field, as soon as you tab out of this field, the ref fields should update (hopefully).
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