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auto copy text in word to another text field in word
im using microsoft office 2003, how do i set a text field in a word form so
that the information in the field is copied to several other fields automatically. My office uses an intake document where the client's name must be typed several times as well as some other information in the document. |
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Don't use a field for the subsequent instances. Use a cross-reference
instead. Here's how it's done: http://www.officearticles.com/word/c...oft_word .htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "earljones" wrote in message ... im using microsoft office 2003, how do i set a text field in a word form so that the information in the field is copied to several other fields automatically. My office uses an intake document where the client's name must be typed several times as well as some other information in the document. |
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auto copy text in word to another text field in word
what if you want to send the information to another Microsoft Word 2003
document. I think cross-reference is only for use in the same document. I am trying to find a way to send the information to another Word 2003 document. Are there any good articles on that? "Anne Troy" wrote: Don't use a field for the subsequent instances. Use a cross-reference instead. Here's how it's done: http://www.officearticles.com/word/c...oft_word .htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "earljones" wrote in message ... im using microsoft office 2003, how do i set a text field in a word form so that the information in the field is copied to several other fields automatically. My office uses an intake document where the client's name must be typed several times as well as some other information in the document. |
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auto copy text in word to another text field in word
I just spent 20 min. typing out a question only to have it get deleted due to
high volume. I try sending this to see if it goes through "macropod" wrote: Hi Peter, Check out the INCLUDETEXT field. It provides for cross-referencing between documents, including referencing bookmarks in the source document. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Peter Hansen" Peter wrote in message ... what if you want to send the information to another Microsoft Word 2003 document. I think cross-reference is only for use in the same document. I am trying to find a way to send the information to another Word 2003 document. Are there any good articles on that? "Anne Troy" wrote: Don't use a field for the subsequent instances. Use a cross-reference instead. Here's how it's done: http://www.officearticles.com/word/c...oft_word .htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "earljones" wrote in message ... im using microsoft office 2003, how do i set a text field in a word form so that the information in the field is copied to several other fields automatically. My office uses an intake document where the client's name must be typed several times as well as some other information in the document. |
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auto copy text in word to another text field in word
Thank you for responding to my question and suggesting INCLUDETEXT. It gave
me the perseverance to keep going in this task. But I have had a lot of problems trying to make this work and still have not succeeded. I wonder if you could give me some additional guidance. Here's what I've tried so far. First I had to create the bookmarks in document A (Patient_Name, DOB, Location, Date_Eval, Referral_Reason, Diagnoses, Treatment_Plan). Then I switched to document B and attempted the field command INCLUDETEXT. I had a number of problems trying to make this work. First I was getting an error message that I had the wrong file name. The best I could do was to push control/f9 and then follow their example: {INCLUDETEXT "filename" [bookmark]}. I did not put brackets around the bookmark, that seemed to help. However, the closest I came to success was to have an all gray field with lots of neat looking commands. At least it didn't say €śerror€ť message. But when I checked print preview, there was nothing in that field. No text had been transferred to document B. Oh, by the way, I did replace single backslashes with double backslashes in the filename. I did not use any switches because I couldn't see any that seemed relevant to my task. I'm wondering if the problem might be with the bookmark. Some of the references to bookmarks specified that "the bookmark must be defined in the active document." Others stated that the bookmark must be inserted in the "main document." In either case, I'm not sure how I would refer to a bookmark referencing information in document A while creating the bookmark in document B. I am wonder if you might have any ideas how to proceed from here. Thank you again for all your help! "macropod" wrote: Hi Peter, Check out the INCLUDETEXT field. It provides for cross-referencing between documents, including referencing bookmarks in the source document. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Peter Hansen" Peter wrote in message ... what if you want to send the information to another Microsoft Word 2003 document. I think cross-reference is only for use in the same document. I am trying to find a way to send the information to another Word 2003 document. Are there any good articles on that? "Anne Troy" wrote: Don't use a field for the subsequent instances. Use a cross-reference instead. Here's how it's done: http://www.officearticles.com/word/c...oft_word .htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "earljones" wrote in message ... im using microsoft office 2003, how do i set a text field in a word form so that the information in the field is copied to several other fields automatically. My office uses an intake document where the client's name must be typed several times as well as some other information in the document. |
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auto copy text in word to another text field in word
Hi Peter,
The correct syntax for the INCLUDETEXT field pointing to a bookmark is: {INCLUDETEXT "Drive:\\path\\filename.ext" bookmark} or {INCLUDETEXT "Drive:/path/filename.ext" bookmark} If you "have an all gray field with lots of neat looking commands", that suggests you've either not updated the field after coding it (selecting the field and pressing F9 will do the trick) or you've pressed Alt-F9 somewhere along the way and toggled the field code display 'on' - pressing Alt-F9 again will fix that. The bookmark goes in the source document (ie the document you're linking to, not the target document with the INCLUDETEXT field). Note too that the bookmark can span multiple lines/paragraphs if that simplifies things. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Peter Hansen" wrote in message ... Thank you for responding to my question and suggesting INCLUDETEXT. It gave me the perseverance to keep going in this task. But I have had a lot of problems trying to make this work and still have not succeeded. I wonder if you could give me some additional guidance. Here's what I've tried so far. First I had to create the bookmarks in document A (Patient_Name, DOB, Location, Date_Eval, Referral_Reason, Diagnoses, Treatment_Plan). Then I switched to document B and attempted the field command INCLUDETEXT. I had a number of problems trying to make this work. First I was getting an error message that I had the wrong file name. The best I could do was to push control/f9 and then follow their example: {INCLUDETEXT "filename" [bookmark]}. I did not put brackets around the bookmark, that seemed to help. However, the closest I came to success was to have an all gray field with lots of neat looking commands. At least it didn't say €śerror€ť message. But when I checked print preview, there was nothing in that field. No text had been transferred to document B. Oh, by the way, I did replace single backslashes with double backslashes in the filename. I did not use any switches because I couldn't see any that seemed relevant to my task. I'm wondering if the problem might be with the bookmark. Some of the references to bookmarks specified that "the bookmark must be defined in the active document." Others stated that the bookmark must be inserted in the "main document." In either case, I'm not sure how I would refer to a bookmark referencing information in document A while creating the bookmark in document B. I am wonder if you might have any ideas how to proceed from here. Thank you again for all your help! "macropod" wrote: Hi Peter, Check out the INCLUDETEXT field. It provides for cross-referencing between documents, including referencing bookmarks in the source document. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Peter Hansen" Peter wrote in message ... what if you want to send the information to another Microsoft Word 2003 document. I think cross-reference is only for use in the same document. I am trying to find a way to send the information to another Word 2003 document. Are there any good articles on that? "Anne Troy" wrote: Don't use a field for the subsequent instances. Use a cross-reference instead. Here's how it's done: http://www.officearticles.com/word/c...oft_word .htm ************ Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "earljones" wrote in message ... im using microsoft office 2003, how do i set a text field in a word form so that the information in the field is copied to several other fields automatically. My office uses an intake document where the client's name must be typed several times as well as some other information in the document. |
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See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "earljones" wrote in message ... im using microsoft office 2003, how do i set a text field in a word form so that the information in the field is copied to several other fields automatically. My office uses an intake document where the client's name must be typed several times as well as some other information in the document. |
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