[Graham Mayor]

Trying to keep things as simple as possible the following stores the user
details in an ini file in the user templates folder. The first time the
macro is run it will prompt for the user details. These are then stored and
used to insert the data subsequently. The macro uses a message box to
confirm the details are correct and thus allows the user to change incorrect
details. You can save this as an autonew macro in the fax document template
or add it to a toolbar button.

Dim SettingsFile As String
Dim sUserName As String
Dim sEmail As String
Dim sTitle As String
Dim sCheck As String
On Error Resume Next

SettingsFile = Options.DefaultFilePath(wdUserTemplatesPath) &
"\Settings.ini"

sUserName = System.PrivateProfileString(SettingsFile, _
"ThisUser", "Name")
sEmail = System.PrivateProfileString(SettingsFile, _
"ThisUser", "Email")
sTitle = System.PrivateProfileString(SettingsFile, _
"ThisUser", "Title")
If sUserName = "" Then
GetUser:
sUserName = InputBox("Enter user's Name", "User Name", sUserName)
sTitle = InputBox("Enter user's title, if any", "User Title", sTitle)
sEmail = InputBox("Enter user's e-mail address", "User E-mail", sEmail)
System.PrivateProfileString(SettingsFile, "ThisUser", _
"Name") = sUserName
System.PrivateProfileString(SettingsFile, "ThisUser", _
"Email") = sEmail
System.PrivateProfileString(SettingsFile, "ThisUser", _
"Title") = sTitle
End If

sCheck = MsgBox("User is " & sUserName & vbCr & sTitle & _
vbCr & sEmail, vbYesNo, "Confirm User Details")
If sCheck = vbNo Then GoTo GetUser:

With Selection
.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, name:="EMail"
.TypeText Text:=sUserName & vbTab & sEmail & vbCr & sTitle
End With



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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org




Graham Mayor wrote:
I take it that you want this template to apply to whoever uses it
rather than for your personal use?

The following macro will read and enter the current user's name and
e-mail address from Outlook at a bookmark location "Email" or at the
cursor if that location does not exist. You will need to add the
Outlook object library to the vba editor tools references.

Sub InsertCurrentUsersEmailAddress()
Dim olook As Outlook.Application
Dim sEAddress As String
Dim sEName As String
Dim bStarted As Boolean
On Error Resume Next
Set olook = GetObject(, "Outlook.Application")
If Err 0 Then
Set olook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
bStarted = True
End If
sEAddress = olook.Session.CurrentUser.Address
sEName = olook.Session.CurrentUser.name
' Close Outlook if it was started by this macro.
If bStarted Then
oOutlookApp.Quit
End If
With Selection
.GoTo What:=wdGoToBookmark, name:="EMail"
.TypeText Text:=sEName & vbTab & sEAddress
End With
End Sub

http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

Obtaining the title is rather more complicated as the user's title is
not stored in Word or Outlook. I suppose it would be possible to
write code to populate custom document property fields and read those
into the document, but it all starts to get a tad complicated if the
template is to be shared.
See also http://www.gmayor.com/Macrobutton.htm


Peter L wrote:
In word 2007, I am trying to create a fax cover sheet template that
will auto-populate the user's name, title and email address as soon
as they open the template.
I know how to insert today's date but i cannot figure out how to have
the user's email address get filled in the template as soon as it
opens.