[Wiley]

I have a document where I need to insert a date at several locations in the
file. i will need to change the date weekly. I would like to put the date
in at the beginning of the doc, and let it be able to update the other
references to it. I just don't know how to create that "variable" up front.
Which way is best to do this? (custom field, bookmark, cross reference, etc.)
I am aware that I would need to trigger the updating with the CTRL+A then
F9. Thanks.

[Bruno]

Hi, Wiley
It seems to me that using Insert, Field, Date should solve yoru
problem. Have your tried it yet?
Bruno

[Wiley]

Bruno, I need to name the date. Insert, Field, Date just gives me the
current date.

"Bruno" wrote:

Hi, Wiley
It seems to me that using Insert, Field, Date should solve yoru
problem. Have your tried it yet?
Bruno

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm

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"Wiley" wrote in message
...
I have a document where I need to insert a date at several locations in
the
file. i will need to change the date weekly. I would like to put the
date
in at the beginning of the doc, and let it be able to update the other
references to it. I just don't know how to create that "variable" up
front.
Which way is best to do this? (custom field, bookmark, cross reference,
etc.)
I am aware that I would need to trigger the updating with the CTRL+A then
F9. Thanks.

[Jay Freedman]

See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm.

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Wiley wrote:
I have a document where I need to insert a date at several locations
in the file. i will need to change the date weekly. I would like to
put the date in at the beginning of the doc, and let it be able to
update the other references to it. I just don't know how to create
that "variable" up front. Which way is best to do this? (custom
field, bookmark, cross reference, etc.) I am aware that I would need
to trigger the updating with the CTRL+A then F9. Thanks.

[Wiley]

Works fine except some of the references are in the footer. The forms
toolbar is grayed out when I am in the Header/Footer edit mode. Any
alternatives? I could live with also changing it in the footer once, but I
have several sections in the doc, where not all the footers are the same. So
using the "Same as previous" is not an option.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.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.

"Wiley" wrote in message
...
I have a document where I need to insert a date at several locations in
the
file. i will need to change the date weekly. I would like to put the
date
in at the beginning of the doc, and let it be able to update the other
references to it. I just don't know how to create that "variable" up
front.
Which way is best to do this? (custom field, bookmark, cross reference,
etc.)
I am aware that I would need to trigger the updating with the CTRL+A then
F9. Thanks.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm for the ones in the
header/footer.

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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.

"Wiley" wrote in message
...
Works fine except some of the references are in the footer. The forms
toolbar is grayed out when I am in the Header/Footer edit mode. Any
alternatives? I could live with also changing it in the footer once, but
I
have several sections in the doc, where not all the footers are the same.
So
using the "Same as previous" is not an option.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.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.

"Wiley" wrote in message
...
I have a document where I need to insert a date at several locations
in
the
file. i will need to change the date weekly. I would like to put the
date
in at the beginning of the doc, and let it be able to update the other
references to it. I just don't know how to create that "variable" up
front.
Which way is best to do this? (custom field, bookmark, cross
reference,
etc.)
I am aware that I would need to trigger the updating with the CTRL+A
then
F9. Thanks.

[Graham Mayor]

REF fields in headers and footers do not (as you have found) update
automatically. You can force an update with a macro run on exit from the
date form field. See the code at http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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Wiley wrote:
Works fine except some of the references are in the footer. The forms
toolbar is grayed out when I am in the Header/Footer edit mode. Any
alternatives? I could live with also changing it in the footer once,
but I have several sections in the doc, where not all the footers are
the same. So using the "Same as previous" is not an option.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.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.

"Wiley" wrote in message
...
I have a document where I need to insert a date at several
locations in the file. i will need to change the date weekly. I
would like to put the date in at the beginning of the doc, and let
it be able to update the other references to it. I just don't know
how to create that "variable" up front. Which way is best to do
this? (custom field, bookmark, cross reference, etc.) I am aware
that I would need to trigger the updating with the CTRL+A then F9.
Thanks.