[Marie FP]

I'm under the gun to get this problem fixed, so I'm reposting my question
from yesterday in case it was missed (the subject was "Reference field does
not update when bookmark is blank").

I've created an online form with a bookmark "Text1" and the REF field "{ REF
Text1 }" so that information entered in particular field automatically
populates to another field in the document. The bookmark works fine for
anything entered in the field, but when text is completely deleted (blank),
the REF field does not update accordingly. Instead, it retains the text that
was last entered. What can I do so that the REF field updates to a blank
field? Thank you!

[Graham Mayor]

If the REF field is in the body of the document then it should accurately
reflect the content of the field provided you TAB out of a field that has
the calculate on exit check box checked. It does not have to be the field
you are referencing.

If the REF field is elsewhere in the document then you will need to force an
update with a macro run on exit from the field. You can use the code at
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm for that task.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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



Marie FP wrote:
I'm under the gun to get this problem fixed, so I'm reposting my
question from yesterday in case it was missed (the subject was
"Reference field does not update when bookmark is blank").

I've created an online form with a bookmark "Text1" and the REF field
"{ REF Text1 }" so that information entered in particular field
automatically populates to another field in the document. The
bookmark works fine for anything entered in the field, but when text
is completely deleted (blank), the REF field does not update
accordingly. Instead, it retains the text that was last entered.
What can I do so that the REF field updates to a blank field? Thank
you!