A character style should be based on Default Paragraph Font and need not
differ from it except in name. It can be applied to text in any paragraph
style.
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"That70sHeidi" wrote in message
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It appears to be an issue with my Style... I'd taken it from Normal, which
obviously has nothing in it (I just discovered Reveal Formatting!). On a
frustrated whim I tried using Heading 1 to make a style, and it works
perfectly fine.
Thanks to you both!
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Did you apply the character style to the end-of-cell marker? If so,
don't.
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"That70sHeidi" wrote in message
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Can you please explain how this can work when you're replicating data
from
within a table into your headers?
I have the style and styleref set up and it works fine - as long as
it's
not
being referenced from within a table. I don't think our company really
wants
to redesign our forms, however. Is there an override for the table I
could
use?
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Have a look at http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm for
instructions that may be easier to follow.
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"J Engineer" wrote in message
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Help - I have followed your instructions, BUT I get a Square after
the
text
in the header. What did I do wrong? Thanks
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
Whoops, sorry, it seems that cross-references don't work in the
headers/footers of protected documents. This is inconvenient,
but
here
is
something that will work:
1. Define a specific character style for the form field whose
content
you
want to replicate in the header. It doesn't have to look any
different
from
the rest of the text; it just has to have a name.
2. Apply this character style to your form field.
3. In the header, insert a StyleRef field to pick up this style.
It
will
update as you change the data in the field.
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"needinghelp" wrote in
message
...
It's still not working right. :-( Here is what I'm doing,
maybe
you
can
help me figure out where I'm going wrong.
1. Unprotect document
2. Right-click on the field I want to show up in the header
and
chose
"properties". Check field settings and made sure that
"Calculate
on
exit"
is
checked. ("fill-in enabled" is also checked, btw). Make note
of
the
bookmark
name (Text40). Click ok.
3. Go to View Header and Footer. Go to the header on the
second
page.
4. Go to Insert Cross-reference. For "Reference type" I
chose
"Bookmark"
off the dropdown menu. For "Insert reference to" I chose
"bookmark
text"
of
the drom down menu. "For which bookmark:" I chose Text40.
Clicked
Insert,
then Close.
5. Closed Header/Footer.
6. Protected document (for forms), then saved the document
7. Tested it out by typing something in the name field.
Doesn't
work
(doesn't show up in the header on the second page).
Please help! I feel so clueless and can't figure out what I'm
doing
wrong.
:-S