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I have created a legal pleadings form and have used ref fields in order to
automatically populate data from one field (like Text 1) to another location in the form. I have run into a problem when copying data into the original form field (like Text 1) and having that data appear in the appropriate ref fields. Can this be done and if so how? Please help! -- Thanks, Allison |
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Hi Allison,
Provided your formfield's properties are set to 'calculate on exit' and your document is protected for forms, the REF fields pointing to it should update automatically as soon as you exit the formfield. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Allison" wrote in message ... I have created a legal pleadings form and have used ref fields in order to automatically populate data from one field (like Text 1) to another location in the form. I have run into a problem when copying data into the original form field (like Text 1) and having that data appear in the appropriate ref fields. Can this be done and if so how? Please help! -- Thanks, Allison |
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thanks for your response, and that is what I thought.
If I type text into the protected form, the text copies to the ref field as I do have the calculate on exit box checked. However, these legal secretaries copy and paste the description of the charge from attorney's notes (another word document) into the formal legal pleadings document that they are preparing. When they copy and paste text into the field, it does not calculate on exit and move that description to the ref fields that it needs to go to. I am confused and desparate to fix this! Thanks again for your help! -- Thanks, Allison "macropod" wrote: Hi Allison, Provided your formfield's properties are set to 'calculate on exit' and your document is protected for forms, the REF fields pointing to it should update automatically as soon as you exit the formfield. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Allison" wrote in message ... I have created a legal pleadings form and have used ref fields in order to automatically populate data from one field (like Text 1) to another location in the form. I have run into a problem when copying data into the original form field (like Text 1) and having that data appear in the appropriate ref fields. Can this be done and if so how? Please help! -- Thanks, Allison |
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Also, as long as I am at it, are there any tricks to putting ref codes in
footers? Thanks again. -- Thanks, Allison "Allison" wrote: thanks for your response, and that is what I thought. If I type text into the protected form, the text copies to the ref field as I do have the calculate on exit box checked. However, these legal secretaries copy and paste the description of the charge from attorney's notes (another word document) into the formal legal pleadings document that they are preparing. When they copy and paste text into the field, it does not calculate on exit and move that description to the ref fields that it needs to go to. I am confused and desparate to fix this! Thanks again for your help! -- Thanks, Allison "macropod" wrote: Hi Allison, Provided your formfield's properties are set to 'calculate on exit' and your document is protected for forms, the REF fields pointing to it should update automatically as soon as you exit the formfield. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Allison" wrote in message ... I have created a legal pleadings form and have used ref fields in order to automatically populate data from one field (like Text 1) to another location in the form. I have run into a problem when copying data into the original form field (like Text 1) and having that data appear in the appropriate ref fields. Can this be done and if so how? Please help! -- Thanks, Allison |
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REF fields in the header/footer of a protected form do not update
automatically; you can use a StyleRef field instead; see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... Also, as long as I am at it, are there any tricks to putting ref codes in footers? Thanks again. -- Thanks, Allison "Allison" wrote: thanks for your response, and that is what I thought. If I type text into the protected form, the text copies to the ref field as I do have the calculate on exit box checked. However, these legal secretaries copy and paste the description of the charge from attorney's notes (another word document) into the formal legal pleadings document that they are preparing. When they copy and paste text into the field, it does not calculate on exit and move that description to the ref fields that it needs to go to. I am confused and desparate to fix this! Thanks again for your help! -- Thanks, Allison "macropod" wrote: Hi Allison, Provided your formfield's properties are set to 'calculate on exit' and your document is protected for forms, the REF fields pointing to it should update automatically as soon as you exit the formfield. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Allison" wrote in message ... I have created a legal pleadings form and have used ref fields in order to automatically populate data from one field (like Text 1) to another location in the form. I have run into a problem when copying data into the original form field (like Text 1) and having that data appear in the appropriate ref fields. Can this be done and if so how? Please help! -- Thanks, Allison |
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Suzanne:
thanks so much. I will definitely try this and I am glad to be introduced to the StyleRef field. I still can't get data that I copy and paste into a text form field with the calculate on exit box checked to repeat to the ref field. When I type text in it works beautifully, so I think I have it all set up correctly. I really need the function of copying text into a field on a protected form repeat to other fields. Any tricks here? Thanks again. Allison -- Thanks, Allison "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: REF fields in the header/footer of a protected form do not update automatically; you can use a StyleRef field instead; see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... Also, as long as I am at it, are there any tricks to putting ref codes in footers? Thanks again. -- Thanks, Allison "Allison" wrote: thanks for your response, and that is what I thought. If I type text into the protected form, the text copies to the ref field as I do have the calculate on exit box checked. However, these legal secretaries copy and paste the description of the charge from attorney's notes (another word document) into the formal legal pleadings document that they are preparing. When they copy and paste text into the field, it does not calculate on exit and move that description to the ref fields that it needs to go to. I am confused and desparate to fix this! Thanks again for your help! -- Thanks, Allison "macropod" wrote: Hi Allison, Provided your formfield's properties are set to 'calculate on exit' and your document is protected for forms, the REF fields pointing to it should update automatically as soon as you exit the formfield. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Allison" wrote in message ... I have created a legal pleadings form and have used ref fields in order to automatically populate data from one field (like Text 1) to another location in the form. I have run into a problem when copying data into the original form field (like Text 1) and having that data appear in the appropriate ref fields. Can this be done and if so how? Please help! -- Thanks, Allison |
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If you paste text in and then tab out of the form field, it still doesn't
update? -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... Suzanne: thanks so much. I will definitely try this and I am glad to be introduced to the StyleRef field. I still can't get data that I copy and paste into a text form field with the calculate on exit box checked to repeat to the ref field. When I type text in it works beautifully, so I think I have it all set up correctly. I really need the function of copying text into a field on a protected form repeat to other fields. Any tricks here? Thanks again. Allison -- Thanks, Allison "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: REF fields in the header/footer of a protected form do not update automatically; you can use a StyleRef field instead; see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... Also, as long as I am at it, are there any tricks to putting ref codes in footers? Thanks again. -- Thanks, Allison "Allison" wrote: thanks for your response, and that is what I thought. If I type text into the protected form, the text copies to the ref field as I do have the calculate on exit box checked. However, these legal secretaries copy and paste the description of the charge from attorney's notes (another word document) into the formal legal pleadings document that they are preparing. When they copy and paste text into the field, it does not calculate on exit and move that description to the ref fields that it needs to go to. I am confused and desparate to fix this! Thanks again for your help! -- Thanks, Allison "macropod" wrote: Hi Allison, Provided your formfield's properties are set to 'calculate on exit' and your document is protected for forms, the REF fields pointing to it should update automatically as soon as you exit the formfield. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Allison" wrote in message ... I have created a legal pleadings form and have used ref fields in order to automatically populate data from one field (like Text 1) to another location in the form. I have run into a problem when copying data into the original form field (like Text 1) and having that data appear in the appropriate ref fields. Can this be done and if so how? Please help! -- Thanks, Allison |
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I am an idiot! I wasn't tabbing to get to the next field. I was just
pasting and then looking to the next field, and when I didn't see it change...oh well....thanks for hanging in there with me! I am on a roll now. You are a GENIUS! -- Thanks, Allison "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you paste text in and then tab out of the form field, it still doesn't update? -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... Suzanne: thanks so much. I will definitely try this and I am glad to be introduced to the StyleRef field. I still can't get data that I copy and paste into a text form field with the calculate on exit box checked to repeat to the ref field. When I type text in it works beautifully, so I think I have it all set up correctly. I really need the function of copying text into a field on a protected form repeat to other fields. Any tricks here? Thanks again. Allison -- Thanks, Allison "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: REF fields in the header/footer of a protected form do not update automatically; you can use a StyleRef field instead; see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... Also, as long as I am at it, are there any tricks to putting ref codes in footers? Thanks again. -- Thanks, Allison "Allison" wrote: thanks for your response, and that is what I thought. If I type text into the protected form, the text copies to the ref field as I do have the calculate on exit box checked. However, these legal secretaries copy and paste the description of the charge from attorney's notes (another word document) into the formal legal pleadings document that they are preparing. When they copy and paste text into the field, it does not calculate on exit and move that description to the ref fields that it needs to go to. I am confused and desparate to fix this! Thanks again for your help! -- Thanks, Allison "macropod" wrote: Hi Allison, Provided your formfield's properties are set to 'calculate on exit' and your document is protected for forms, the REF fields pointing to it should update automatically as soon as you exit the formfield. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Allison" wrote in message ... I have created a legal pleadings form and have used ref fields in order to automatically populate data from one field (like Text 1) to another location in the form. I have run into a problem when copying data into the original form field (like Text 1) and having that data appear in the appropriate ref fields. Can this be done and if so how? Please help! -- Thanks, Allison |
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Now if you can just make sure that your users actually tab rather than just
using the mouse to click on another field... -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... I am an idiot! I wasn't tabbing to get to the next field. I was just pasting and then looking to the next field, and when I didn't see it change...oh well....thanks for hanging in there with me! I am on a roll now. You are a GENIUS! -- Thanks, Allison "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you paste text in and then tab out of the form field, it still doesn't update? -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... Suzanne: thanks so much. I will definitely try this and I am glad to be introduced to the StyleRef field. I still can't get data that I copy and paste into a text form field with the calculate on exit box checked to repeat to the ref field. When I type text in it works beautifully, so I think I have it all set up correctly. I really need the function of copying text into a field on a protected form repeat to other fields. Any tricks here? Thanks again. Allison -- Thanks, Allison "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: REF fields in the header/footer of a protected form do not update automatically; you can use a StyleRef field instead; see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... Also, as long as I am at it, are there any tricks to putting ref codes in footers? Thanks again. -- Thanks, Allison "Allison" wrote: thanks for your response, and that is what I thought. If I type text into the protected form, the text copies to the ref field as I do have the calculate on exit box checked. However, these legal secretaries copy and paste the description of the charge from attorney's notes (another word document) into the formal legal pleadings document that they are preparing. When they copy and paste text into the field, it does not calculate on exit and move that description to the ref fields that it needs to go to. I am confused and desparate to fix this! Thanks again for your help! -- Thanks, Allison "macropod" wrote: Hi Allison, Provided your formfield's properties are set to 'calculate on exit' and your document is protected for forms, the REF fields pointing to it should update automatically as soon as you exit the formfield. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Allison" wrote in message ... I have created a legal pleadings form and have used ref fields in order to automatically populate data from one field (like Text 1) to another location in the form. I have run into a problem when copying data into the original form field (like Text 1) and having that data appear in the appropriate ref fields. Can this be done and if so how? Please help! -- Thanks, Allison |
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Well, I will make sure that we take their mice away....HAHAHAHA
Just kidding. Thanks for another gem of advice. -- Thanks, Allison "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Now if you can just make sure that your users actually tab rather than just using the mouse to click on another field... -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... I am an idiot! I wasn't tabbing to get to the next field. I was just pasting and then looking to the next field, and when I didn't see it change...oh well....thanks for hanging in there with me! I am on a roll now. You are a GENIUS! -- Thanks, Allison "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you paste text in and then tab out of the form field, it still doesn't update? -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... Suzanne: thanks so much. I will definitely try this and I am glad to be introduced to the StyleRef field. I still can't get data that I copy and paste into a text form field with the calculate on exit box checked to repeat to the ref field. When I type text in it works beautifully, so I think I have it all set up correctly. I really need the function of copying text into a field on a protected form repeat to other fields. Any tricks here? Thanks again. Allison -- Thanks, Allison "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: REF fields in the header/footer of a protected form do not update automatically; you can use a StyleRef field instead; see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm -- 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. "Allison" wrote in message ... Also, as long as I am at it, are there any tricks to putting ref codes in footers? Thanks again. -- Thanks, Allison "Allison" wrote: thanks for your response, and that is what I thought. If I type text into the protected form, the text copies to the ref field as I do have the calculate on exit box checked. However, these legal secretaries copy and paste the description of the charge from attorney's notes (another word document) into the formal legal pleadings document that they are preparing. When they copy and paste text into the field, it does not calculate on exit and move that description to the ref fields that it needs to go to. I am confused and desparate to fix this! Thanks again for your help! -- Thanks, Allison "macropod" wrote: Hi Allison, Provided your formfield's properties are set to 'calculate on exit' and your document is protected for forms, the REF fields pointing to it should update automatically as soon as you exit the formfield. Cheers -- macropod [MVP - Microsoft Word] ------------------------- "Allison" wrote in message ... I have created a legal pleadings form and have used ref fields in order to automatically populate data from one field (like Text 1) to another location in the form. I have run into a problem when copying data into the original form field (like Text 1) and having that data appear in the appropriate ref fields. Can this be done and if so how? Please help! -- Thanks, Allison |
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