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Please pardon the cross-reference, I was unsure exactly where to post.
I have a simple document where I would like the user to be prompted for updated information. For simplicity, I want to have the "Company Name" searched and replaced automatically whenever it is changed. That's the simple example--what I really need are prompts for a list of items that can be updated when necessary--for instance: "Company Name", "Address", "City", etc. I have a document that's completed, but if I need to replace the current information, I would like to know how without manually performing a search as replace command. So, someone sits down, opens the current document, are asked to provide the information, and it's all done. My apologies for my ignorance on this matter--we are just wasting too much time searching and replacing and we tend to miss important information along the way. Any assistance would be appreciated. -- David M. Streb, MCSE |
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See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm for some options (sounds
like you want a UserForm). Note that if you have a UserForm that writes to custom document properties, you can then use DocProperty fields in the document, which are a bit easier to deal with than bookmarks and can be updated repeatedly. -- 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. "Dave" wrote in message ... Please pardon the cross-reference, I was unsure exactly where to post. I have a simple document where I would like the user to be prompted for updated information. For simplicity, I want to have the "Company Name" searched and replaced automatically whenever it is changed. That's the simple example--what I really need are prompts for a list of items that can be updated when necessary--for instance: "Company Name", "Address", "City", etc. I have a document that's completed, but if I need to replace the current information, I would like to know how without manually performing a search as replace command. So, someone sits down, opens the current document, are asked to provide the information, and it's all done. My apologies for my ignorance on this matter--we are just wasting too much time searching and replacing and we tend to miss important information along the way. Any assistance would be appreciated. -- David M. Streb, MCSE |
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