REF fields in the header of a protected form will not update automatically,
so they don't appear to work. Although it's possible to use a macro to
explicitly update them, it's generally more satisfactory to use a StyleRef
field, which does update automatically. This is usually implemented by
defining a particular character style for each form field to be referenced.
Apply the character style (which can be Default Paragraph Font + nothing,
that is, no actual change in font formatting) to the form field and
reference it in the header. You'll need a unique character style for each
form field to be referenced, and you need to be careful to ensure that this
style is not applied anywhere else in the document. See
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm for more.
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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Gitte" wrote in message
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Hi
I use Word 2003 sp2.
I have a template with a lot of text form fields in the body area. These
fields are filled out with data from another program when opening the
template.
If the document is continued on more than one page, I would like to have
some of the form fields to be repeated on the top of page 2, 3 etc.
I have tryed to insert a REF field in the heading of the template, but
that
didn't work. Is it possible to repeat a formfield on another page fx. in
the
pageheader? If yes - how?
Thanks in advance
Gitte