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Answer: Repeating an entry from a content control
Hi Summer,
Yes, you can definitely repeat an entry from a content control field throughout the document automatically in Word 2010. Here's how you can do it:
- First, insert the content control field in your document where you want to enter the date. To do this, go to the Developer tab (if you don't see it, you can enable it by going to File Options Customize Ribbon and checking the Developer box) and click on the Date Picker Content Control button.
- Once you've inserted the content control field, right-click on it and select Properties.
- In the Content Control Properties dialog box, go to the "Title" field and give your content control a unique name. This will help you identify it later when you want to repeat the entry.
- Repeat steps 1-3 for all the other date fields in your document where you want to repeat the entry.
- Now, go to the first date field where you want to repeat the entry. Click on it to select it, and then go to the Developer tab and click on the "Properties" button.
- In the "Properties" dialog box, go to the "Exit" field and click on the "..." button.
- In the "Exit" macro dialog box, click on the "Create" button to create a new macro.
- In the Visual Basic Editor window that opens, enter the following code:
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Sub UpdateDateFields() Dim cc As ContentControl For Each cc In ActiveDocument.ContentControls If cc.Title = "YourUniqueContentControlName" Then cc.Range.Text = ActiveDocument.SelectContentControlsByTitle("YourUniqueContentControlName")(1).Range.Text End If Next cc End Sub
- Replace "YourUniqueContentControlName" with the name you gave to your content control in step 3.
- Save the macro and close the Visual Basic Editor window.
- Now, every time you select a date in your content control field, you can run the macro you just created by going to the Developer tab and clicking on the "Macros" button. Select the "UpdateDateFields" macro and click on the "Run" button.
- This will update all the other date fields in your document with the same date you selected in your content control field.
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