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using Word field "if" for a list item?
Hi -
I'm not sure this is the exact right forum for this question, but hopefully it's close enough! I'm trying to use the Word field "if...then...else" in a merge-data document. The snag is that I want to conditionally include an item in the middle of a numbered list, but I don't seem able to imbed the list element formatting within the "if" construct. 1. is there a way to do this with this construct? 2. is there a *better* way to do this? Thanks for any help... mz |
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The forum is OK, but I believe we need a bit more information on what it is
that you are starting with (i.e. details of the data) and what you are trying to achieve. Information on the latter is probably best conveyed by a mock-up of the desired result. If you can give us that, it will give a better chance of being able to help you. -- Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message oups.com... Hi - I'm not sure this is the exact right forum for this question, but hopefully it's close enough! I'm trying to use the Word field "if...then...else" in a merge-data document. The snag is that I want to conditionally include an item in the middle of a numbered list, but I don't seem able to imbed the list element formatting within the "if" construct. 1. is there a way to do this with this construct? 2. is there a *better* way to do this? Thanks for any help... mz |
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I'd be happy to do a mock-up. I'm relatively new to these boards -- do
I attach a short Word file somehow, or just put a bit of text inline here? Thanks... |
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using Word field "if" for a list item?
And as long as I'm asking simplistic questions: how can I imbed
carriage returns in the text within an "if" word field? I'm having trouble getting the paragraph spacing the way that I want it using the "if" field, and I'm thinking that if I just manually take control of the carriage returns, I can make it work. Thanks... |
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Include paragraph marks in the result texts, e.g. if you have
{ IF X = Y "abc" "def" } and you want ab c if X = Y, put the insertion point after "ab" in the field and press Enter so you have { IF X = Y "ab c "def" } (i.e. it's probably more obvious than you realised :-) ) However, whether that will help solve your problem I cannot tell. Peter Jamieson wrote in message oups.com... And as long as I'm asking simplistic questions: how can I imbed carriage returns in the text within an "if" word field? I'm having trouble getting the paragraph spacing the way that I want it using the "if" field, and I'm thinking that if I just manually take control of the carriage returns, I can make it work. Thanks... |
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On Mar 29, 11:33 am, "Peter Jamieson"
wrote: Include paragraph marks in the result texts, e.g. if you have { IF X = Y "abc" "def" } and you want ab c if X = Y, put the insertion point after "ab" in the field and press Enter so you have { IF X = Y "ab c "def" } (i.e. it's probably more obvious than you realised :-) ) However, whether that will help solve your problem I cannot tell. Yeah, sadly, that doesn't seem to work for me. The new paragraphs are evident when in "View Field Code" mode, but they show up in white, and don't appear to be included within the quotes holding the conditional text. Here's what I'm trying to do with lists: - list item number 1. this applies to all documents blah blah blah... - list item number 2. this applies to all documents blah blah blah... { IF {MERGEFIELD EntityType } = "Consultant" "- list item number 3. this applies to documents pertaining to consultants blah blah blah..." "" } - list item number 4. this applies to all documents blah blah blah... and so on and so forth. According to the online help, text formatting isn't passed along with the text inside the "IF" statement. Evidently, this includes list element formatting. The problem is, if I leave the list item definition in the main document, it appears (as a blank) even when the "IF" is false. As I mentioned before, I'm totally open to other ways of approaching this problem. Thanks again... |
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No, attachments are frowned upon.
Just create it as best you can in the body of the message that you post to the group. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP wrote in message ups.com... I'd be happy to do a mock-up. I'm relatively new to these boards -- do I attach a short Word file somehow, or just put a bit of text inline here? Thanks... |
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