I have made a one page Word template and I need to put one field on it that
will count up by one number each time the template is opened. For example
when I open it the first time the number will be 1 then I can save that
document, then the next time I open and fill out that template 2 will be in
that field ..... and so on.

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/NumberDocs.htm
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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I have made a one page Word template and I need to put one field on it that
will count up by one number each time the template is opened. For example
when I open it the first time the number will be 1 then I can save that
document, then the next time I open and fill out that template 2 will be
in
that field ..... and so on.

See also http://www.gmayor.com/automatic_numbering_documents.htm

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Graham Mayor - Word MVP

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

slimmons wrote:
I have made a one page Word template and I need to put one field on
it that will count up by one number each time the template is opened.
For example when I open it the first time the number will be 1 then I
can save that document, then the next time I open and fill out that
template 2 will be in that field ..... and so on.

This macro worked great, if the document is unprotected. I need this document
protected as a form. This will not alow the macro run in that protected
document. Is there a way to unprotect only the area where I need the auto
number?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/NumberDocs.htm
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"slimmons" wrote in message
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I have made a one page Word template and I need to put one field on it that
will count up by one number each time the template is opened. For example
when I open it the first time the number will be 1 then I can save that
document, then the next time I open and fill out that template 2 will be
in
that field ..... and so on.

Also I need to know if I can start with a particular number

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/NumberDocs.htm
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"slimmons" wrote in message
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I have made a one page Word template and I need to put one field on it that
will count up by one number each time the template is opened. For example
when I open it the first time the number will be 1 then I can save that
document, then the next time I open and fill out that template 2 will be
in
that field ..... and so on.

I don't know but assume that you can start with a particular number. Simply
edit the number as stored.

You can't unprotect a part of the form, but you can unprotect the form,
change the number, and then reprotect it within the macro.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"slimmons" wrote in message
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This macro worked great, if the document is unprotected. I need this
document
protected as a form. This will not alow the macro run in that protected
document. Is there a way to unprotect only the area where I need the auto
number?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/NumberDocs.htm
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"slimmons" wrote in message
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I have made a one page Word template and I need to put one field on it
that
will count up by one number each time the template is opened. For
example
when I open it the first time the number will be 1 then I can save that
document, then the next time I open and fill out that template 2 will
be
in
that field ..... and so on.

I have discovered another problem with this. Now that I have this macro set
up it runs every time I use any word document. When it does this the number
series that i wanted for the original template is out of sequence because the
number goes to the document that does not need the number series. How do I
make the macro only run on the template that I want?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

I don't know but assume that you can start with a particular number. Simply
edit the number as stored.

You can't unprotect a part of the form, but you can unprotect the form,
change the number, and then reprotect it within the macro.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"slimmons" wrote in message
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This macro worked great, if the document is unprotected. I need this
document
protected as a form. This will not alow the macro run in that protected
document. Is there a way to unprotect only the area where I need the auto
number?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/NumberDocs.htm
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"slimmons" wrote in message
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I have made a one page Word template and I need to put one field on it
that
will count up by one number each time the template is opened. For
example
when I open it the first time the number will be 1 then I can save that
document, then the next time I open and fill out that template 2 will
be
in
that field ..... and so on.

Save the macro in the specific template, not in Normal.dot.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"slimmons" wrote in message
...
I have discovered another problem with this. Now that I have this macro
set
up it runs every time I use any word document. When it does this the
number
series that i wanted for the original template is out of sequence because
the
number goes to the document that does not need the number series. How do I
make the macro only run on the template that I want?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

I don't know but assume that you can start with a particular number.
Simply
edit the number as stored.

You can't unprotect a part of the form, but you can unprotect the form,
change the number, and then reprotect it within the macro.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"slimmons" wrote in message
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This macro worked great, if the document is unprotected. I need this
document
protected as a form. This will not alow the macro run in that
protected
document. Is there a way to unprotect only the area where I need the
auto
number?

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/MacrosVBA/NumberDocs.htm
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome!
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"slimmons" wrote in message
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I have made a one page Word template and I need to put one field on
it
that
will count up by one number each time the template is opened. For
example
when I open it the first time the number will be 1 then I can save
that
document, then the next time I open and fill out that template 2
will
be
in
that field ..... and so on.