Nevets
Tue Aug 08 07:23:56 CDT 2006
Thanks, Greg; your my hero.
"Greg Maxey" wrote:
> Enter the field braces as before { } inside the braces, type "Text1 \*
> Charformat" (without the quotations). Select the "T" is "Text1" and format
> it the size you want the result to display. Right click the field and
> select toggle field code. Protect the document and you are done.
>
> Toggle field code means to toggle the display on the screen between the
> field code and the result of the field.
>
> So if I had a form field text box bookmarked myName and wanted my name
> repeated in a document, I would enter field codes like { myName } here and
> { myName } there. When I toggled the field code to display the results I
> would see Greg here and Greg there. Or if we used your name we would see
> Nevets here and Nevets there.
>
> Good luck.
>
>
>
> --
> Greg Maxey/Word MVP
> See:
>
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tips.htm
> For some helpful tips using Word.
>
>
> Nevets wrote:
> > Thanks for the help, Greg.....so far!!
> > Two questions:
> > It's working so far, but a minor problem that I'd like to solve is
> > that I'd like the text size in the second place (the field result??)
> > to be smaller that the source field. Is there any way to do that?
> > Second, since I like to understand what I'm doing, what does the last
> > step do? What am I doing when I "Toggle Field Code".
> >
> > Again, Thanks.
> >
> > "Greg Maxey" wrote:
> >
> >> You don't need a macro. Let's say your source field is "Text1."
> >> Unprotect the document and double click the source field. Verify the
> >> name "Text1" and check "Calculate on exit." Close the dialog box.
> >> Go where you want this source field repeated. Press CTRL+F9 in the
> >> { } that appear, type Text1. Right click the field and select
> >> toggle field code. Protect the document and you are done.
> >>
> >>
> >> Nevets wrote:
> >>> I'm trying to set up a form in Word 2002. I want to set up the
> >>> form such that when a user enters a number in one place in the
> >>> document, the same number is automatically entered in a second
> >>> location. I've tried running a macro on exit from the first text
> >>> form field that copies then pastes the number to the other form
> >>> field below, but I get an error message (Microsoft Visual Basic.
> >>> Run-time error 4605: This method or property is not available
> >>> because the obfect refers to a protected area of the document). I
> >>> tried it again, by taking out the second form field, and just
> >>> trying to paste the number to a specific spot, but I get the same
> >>> error message.
> >>> What am I doing wrong??
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