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Automatically update text based on text already in the doc?
Lets say I have a large document. The last page of the document is a page
that quotes text from further up the same document. Now, if I change the main document, this will not be reflected in the last page. What I want is the last page to be automatically updated when I change the quoted text in the main document. Kind of like how table of contents works. I'm surprised this isn't built into Building Blocks. Any ideas? |
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Automatically update text based on text already in the doc?
You can use bookmarks to identify text areas that you want to re-use and
{ REF } fields to re-use them. That isn't completely automatic but it's likely to be manageable as far as Word is concerned. You'll probably find some more stuff in this general area at http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm I'm surprised this isn't built into Building Blocks. "Building Blocks" is essentially a bunch of chunks of stuff you can insert into a document. As far asI now at the moment they don't package Word capabilities at a higher level than that. (e.g. I don't know what you are used to, but for example Word Building Blocks don't do the sort of allocation of blocks/modules to pages/areas that you might find in a web-based CMS). -- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk "Thauran" wrote in message ... Lets say I have a large document. The last page of the document is a page that quotes text from further up the same document. Now, if I change the main document, this will not be reflected in the last page. What I want is the last page to be automatically updated when I change the quoted text in the main document. Kind of like how table of contents works. I'm surprised this isn't built into Building Blocks. Any ideas? |
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Automatically update text based on text already in the doc?
Copy the original quote, then use paste special, paste link for the last page
"Thauran" wrote: Lets say I have a large document. The last page of the document is a page that quotes text from further up the same document. Now, if I change the main document, this will not be reflected in the last page. What I want is the last page to be automatically updated when I change the quoted text in the main document. Kind of like how table of contents works. I'm surprised this isn't built into Building Blocks. Any ideas? |
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Automatically update text based on text already in the doc?
That was fast... two good ideas. I tried the 'paste special' idea, and it
seems to work, except that I'm not sure it auto-updates. This can probably be tweaked somehow. I'll play around some. Thank guys. |
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Automatically update text based on text already in the doc?
to verify that it updated, just go into print preview, when you come back out
you should see the change "Thauran" wrote: That was fast... two good ideas. I tried the 'paste special' idea, and it seems to work, except that I'm not sure it auto-updates. This can probably be tweaked somehow. I'll play around some. Thank guys. |
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Automatically update text based on text already in the doc?
Just be careful - if for example you copy/move/rename the document-that the
link is to the document that you expect. Use Alt-F9 to see the link field. -- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk "PJY" wrote in message ... to verify that it updated, just go into print preview, when you come back out you should see the change "Thauran" wrote: That was fast... two good ideas. I tried the 'paste special' idea, and it seems to work, except that I'm not sure it auto-updates. This can probably be tweaked somehow. I'll play around some. Thank guys. |
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