[Bryan]

I got it!
I did not Ctrl+F9 to create the brackets around Dropdown1, I keyed those in.

Thanks for clearing that up!

Bryan


"Jay Freedman" wrote:

You can't do this with only one Ctrl+F9. Each pair of matching braces must
be inserted with Ctrl+F9 -- you should be creating fields within fields, but
simply pasting in the text from the post gives you just text, not fields.

You could paste in the text from the post, then select the text between one
pair of matching braces -- for example, Dropdown1 -- and press Ctrl+F9 to
make that field; then delete the plain-text braces and leave only the field
delimiters. Repeat that for each of the other pairs.

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bryan wrote:
Good Morning,
I've done this but, still no luck.
I Ctrl+F9 after my drop down and insert the code listed and then F9.
I lock the template and then save it. When I create new doc and
select either name, I get nothing.

I've used macros on exit to poulate a text but, this looked simpler.
What am I missing?

Bryan

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

For three entries
Mitch
Steve
and a single space -
{ IF{ Dropdown1 } " " "{ IF { Dropdown1 } = "Steve" "Call" "{ If{
Dropdown1 } = "Mitch" "Fax" " " }" }" " " }
will work, provided you have calculate on exit flagged on the
dropdown1 field and you tab out of it.

Alternatively you could use a selection of fields on the same line
to cover every eventuality.
{ If{ Dropdown1 } = "Mitch" "Fax"}{ If{ Dropdown1 } = "Steve" "Call"
}{ If{ Dropdown1 } = " " " " }

You made no mention of 'our' and that appears irrelevant from the
field information you have provided.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org



bryan wrote:
I have tried this with Word2000 and am having no luck.
I have 3 items in dropox and have done this
{IF {Dropdown1} = " " " " {IF {Dropdown1} = "Steve" "call" {IF
{Dropdown1} = "Mitch" "fax" }}}

When I select 'our' or 'Steve' from the dropbox, I am getting
nothing

What am I missing?

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

Hi Shannon,

For purposes of illustration, I'll assume the dropdown form field
has the default name Dropdown1 and that you put in the items Yes
and No. You should also check the 'Calculation on exit' box in the
Properties dialog.

In the other place, do not put a text form field. Instead, put in
this field, using Ctrl+F9 to insert each matching pair of field
braces:

{ IF {Dropdown1} = "Yes" "text for yes" "text for no" }

The Yes in this field must match the Yes item in the dropdown,
including capitalization. Replace the two text items with whatever
text you need for your form. Press F9 to collapse the field code,
and protect the form. When the user changes the dropdown and tabs
to another form field, the IF field will automatically update to
the corresponding text.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word

"Shannon" wrote:

I have created a form in Word. One of the fields is a drop-down
box (yes/no). Based on what they select in this drop down box, I
would like another field (regular text field) to automatically
populate with pre-defined text. Does anyone know how to do this?

Shannon