The answer concentrates on the collection and insertion of the data because
the rest is included in the link I posted
http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm . The link explains how to put
floating graphics in the cells of a page of labels.
You create your page of labels (the business cards) minus the variable
information, and then add that variable information by means of an ASK and
REF fields. The graphic, which is the same for all the labels will, by then,
already be on the label. Save the lot as a template complete with the macro
to update the fields.
--
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site
www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site
http://word.mvps.org
Amy Blankenship wrote:
OK, please tell me which part of your response doesn't require the
ref field to show the graphic, because nothing in there looks like it
actually solves the problem or is any kind of a different approach. Your
answer seems to be concentrated on how to collect the user's
data and get it to update the ref fields once collected.
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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You are not going to be able to do that - which is why I suggested an
alternative method that will work.
--
Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
Amy Blankenship wrote:
I think you're missing the point. My question is STRICTLY about how
to get the ref field to show the floating graphic that is included
in the table that is wrapped in the bookmark to show in the other
places it is referenced. I think I can handle it from there if I
can just get that part to work. No amount of updating is going to
do anything for me if I can't get the entirety of the referenced
items to display in the ref field in the first place.
Hope this clarifies.
"Graham Mayor" wrote in message
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Have a look at http://www.gmayor.com/graphics_on_labels.htm
Create all the labels (business cards) with the REF field(s) then
add an ASK field(s) to the first label to gather the data. Save the
following macro *in the document - not in normal.dot*. Save as a
template. On creating a new document from the template the ASK
field(s) will pop up and request the data and fill the ref fields
with that data. Sub AutoNew()
Dim oStory As Range
Dim oField As Field
For Each oStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
For Each oField In oStory.Fields
oField.Update
Next oField
Next oStory
End Sub
Amy Blankenship wrote:
Hi, all;
I am trying to create a business card template where members of
our organization can enter their information once and have it
replicated in all 8 locations on the Avery template. To do this,
I am trying to use a ref field that links to the entire inner table
that is
the business card layout. The top cel of the table contains a
floating graphic, because this is card has a bleed on the top and
left edges. The problem is that the ref gets everything in the cel but
the graphic. Or maybe it did get the graphic, but it is on top
of the original graphic.
Any ideas?
TIA;
Amy