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Default How can I autopopulate text throughout a document??

If all you want to propagate is the title, just type it in, apply the Title
style, and then use a StyleRef field to repeat it anywhere in the document.
See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm. You could equally well
bookmark it and use a REF field, but the StyleRef field has the advantage
that (a) it updates automatically, and (b) while bookmarks can all too
easily be overwritten, if you provide a placemarker in the Title style, it
will be overwritten, but the style will remain.

As a placemarker, I would suggest a MacroButton NoMacro field, as described
at http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFm...acroButton.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"The Novice in the Office"
wrote in message ...
Thank you. That fixes the font formatting issue. And just when I thought
my
simple problem was fixed....

This is becoming more convoluted and ridiculous by the minute. So I can
easily create the Forms and Fields needed to do this simple task, BUT I
can't
really use them because once the "Protect Form" button is on I can't type
text ANYWHERE in the document except the Form.

I'm merely trying to create a document that others can simply type in
their
information to create standard documents. I want to build the document
with
text boxes set up with no text in them, simple. I then want to be able to
have the front page have a space where I can type in the title and have it
auto-populate throughout the document. THAT'S IT! I can't believe that
MS
Word has been around as long as it has and still has no simple user
friendly
functionality.

I've gone from Novice in the Office to Frustrated in the Office.

Is there a way to do this without needing to record complex macros or
learn
programming language?

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Include either the \*Charformat or the \*Mergeformat switch in the REF
fields.
Read the Help topic on "Format (\*) field switch" to see how they work.

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On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:40:02 -0700, The Novice in the Office
wrote:

Thanks this has been helpful but generated another question. I used the
"On
Line Form" solution and it is pretty much what I need and it's simple.
However, when it populates the REF fields it changes their font and font
size
to match the form field. How do I specify different formatting while
still
autopopulating the REF fields? In other words I want the form field to
be
Arial 28pt font but the REF field to be Times New Roman 12 pt.

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm.

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Microsoft Word MVP



"The Novice in the Office" The Novice in the
wrote in message
...
I am a novice. Step-by-step, how do I create fields and bookmarks
and
macros
that allow me to type text into one spot and have it autopopulate in
other
predesignated spots throughout my Word 2003 document? Every post I
have
found assumes I know everything but macros. I do not. I need an
explanation
from the beginning. Do I start with a blank doc or should I have my
doc
finished to add these things to it?