I want to have the document set up so that when I type a name or word in
place in side the document/letter, that name will be instantaneously entered
or equaled somewhere else in the document in place that I specify. Sort like
in Excel, where I can have one cell equal another cell. Whatever I type in
one cell, after I press the enter key or click outside the cell, the cell
that is equal to it, automatically updates with the information.

I hope I described well enough what I am looking for, if not please ask for
specifics.

Thank you in advance,

Mike

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Michael_Corral wrote:
I want to have the document set up so that when I type a name or word
in place in side the document/letter, that name will be
instantaneously entered or equaled somewhere else in the document in
place that I specify. Sort like in Excel, where I can have one cell
equal another cell. Whatever I type in one cell, after I press the
enter key or click outside the cell, the cell that is equal to it,
automatically updates with the information.

I hope I described well enough what I am looking for, if not please
ask for specifics.

Thank you in advance,

Mike

Hi Mike,

Put a bookmark around the first occurrence, and use the Insert
Cross-Reference dialog to insert the other occurrences as references to the
bookmark.

There are two differences between this and the Excel-like behavior:

(1) When you change the content of the bookmark, you need to tell the
cross-references to update. Either select all (Ctrl+A) and update (F9), or
go to Print Preview and back. There isn't any provision for automatic
updating.

(2) You have to make any changes within the bookmark; you can't change any
of the cross-references and have that reflected back to the original. Also
be careful not to delete the bookmark when you edit -- as a precaution, go
to Tools Options View and check "Bookmarks" so you can see them as gray
brackets.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org