Don't use a field for the subsequent instances. Use a cross-reference
instead. Here's how it's done:
http://www.officearticles.com/word/c...oft_word .htm
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Anne Troy
www.OfficeArticles.com

"earljones" wrote in message
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im using microsoft office 2003, how do i set a text field in a word form
so
that the information in the field is copied to several other fields
automatically. My office uses an intake document where the client's name
must
be typed several times as well as some other information in the document.