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Can a linked includetext field update if it's a form field
I have a source form document and several target documents that use some of
the same field input as the source. I would like to only input the updates once. The source document uses form fields so I can protect the document text and layout, however, when I try to use includetext and link to a form field bookmark, I cannot get the field to update in the target documents. I am using Word 2003. Does anyone know how I can make this work? Thanks. |
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Can a linked includetext field update if it's a form field
"Sharon in Florida" wrote:
I have a source form document and several target documents that use some of the same field input as the source. I would like to only input the updates once. The source document uses form fields so I can protect the document text and layout, however, when I try to use includetext and link to a form field bookmark, I cannot get the field to update in the target documents. I am using Word 2003. Does anyone know how I can make this work? Thanks. Use INCLUDETEXT fields. You can point to a document AND a bookmark within that document. You can use your formfields as bokmark to point to. But, with formfields, you need a switch to prevent Word from trying to update the formfields in the target document. So, your field would look something like this: {INCLUDETEXT "C:\\My Documents\\FormFields.doc" Text1 \!} Where Text1 is the name of the formfield from the formfield property dialog box and \! is the switch that prevents updating. The {} mustbe inserted with CTRL-F9 or use the Insert Field dialog. |
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