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Ref field with graphic
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 |
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Ref field with graphic
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 |
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Ref field with graphic
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 ... 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 |
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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 ... 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 |
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Ref field with graphic
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 ... 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 ... 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 |
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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 ... 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 ... 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 |
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