I have created a document in Microsoft word with form fields to standardise
documents. How do i copy the information selected from a drop-down menu
field to another part of a document, so that users do not have to enter the
information again.

Use a ref field to call the bookmark name of the form field and flag the
formfield property 'calculate on exit'.

This will not work in a document header unless you force an update by
running a macro on exit (http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm ) from
that form field, so unless you want to include macros with the document
(probably not a good idea) you would need a styleref field instead as that
will update itself.

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


DinaChad wrote:
I have created a document in Microsoft word with form fields to
standardise documents. How do i copy the information selected from a
drop-down menu field to another part of a document, so that users do
not have to enter the information again.

For more on this use of StyleRef fields, see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm

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Words into Type
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"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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Use a ref field to call the bookmark name of the form field and flag the
formfield property 'calculate on exit'.

This will not work in a document header unless you force an update by
running a macro on exit (http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm ) from
that form field, so unless you want to include macros with the document
(probably not a good idea) you would need a styleref field instead as that
will update itself.

--

Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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


DinaChad wrote:
I have created a document in Microsoft word with form fields to
standardise documents. How do i copy the information selected from a
drop-down menu field to another part of a document, so that users do
not have to enter the information again.

From the FAQ

19. How can I enter something once in a document and have it repeat
elsewhere?
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm

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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"DinaChad" wrote in message
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I have created a document in Microsoft word with form fields to standardise
documents. How do i copy the information selected from a drop-down menu
field to another part of a document, so that users do not have to enter
the
information again.