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Margaret Aldis
 
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The ASK field prompts the user whenever the field is updated, so to get the
prompt you need to trigger a field update. For instance, you could use it to
get the user to enter data before printing (by setting the option to update
fields before printing).

Depending on what you are trying to do, there may be better ways of doing
it. See here for a summary of the various possibilities (including how to
set a bookmark on a FILLIN field, if that's what you are looking for):

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

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"nckare" wrote in message
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In Word 2003, the FILLIN field works exactly as I want it to. But, I want
to
bookmark the input data and use the REF code to place input data in
different
locations in the form. When I create an ASK field, it prompts me at the
time
I create it for input data. But, does not prompt again after the template
form is saved and re-opened. Am I misunderstanding how the ASK field is
used?
It certainly doesn't make much sense for it only to work when a user
creates
it and enters input data at that time. What's the point of that. I could
more
easily bookmark text and then REF it later in the document. Thanks for any
insights anyone can provide.