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Copying/referencinf text between document sections
Is there a way to automatically copy text that a user types from one section
of a document to others? Basically I need a way to copy the text the user enters into a summary section, into a table that is at the end of the document. This is filing sheet that includes the summary as the meta data for logging the document. I want to copy the full text from one section and place it in another. Is there someway to mark the text so that a macro or similar can then reference and copy it, formatting and all to another document section? |
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If the user is typing into a form field, you can repeat the data later using
a cross-reference (REF field). 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. "ML" wrote in message ... Is there a way to automatically copy text that a user types from one section of a document to others? Basically I need a way to copy the text the user enters into a summary section, into a table that is at the end of the document. This is filing sheet that includes the summary as the meta data for logging the document. I want to copy the full text from one section and place it in another. Is there someway to mark the text so that a macro or similar can then reference and copy it, formatting and all to another document section? |
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Answered in the vba.general group. Please do not post multiple copies of the
same question to different groups -- Regards Jonathan West - Word MVP www.intelligentdocuments.co.uk Please reply to the newsgroup "ML" wrote in message ... Is there a way to automatically copy text that a user types from one section of a document to others? Basically I need a way to copy the text the user enters into a summary section, into a table that is at the end of the document. This is filing sheet that includes the summary as the meta data for logging the document. I want to copy the full text from one section and place it in another. Is there someway to mark the text so that a macro or similar can then reference and copy it, formatting and all to another document section? |
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Greg Maxey has a good summary of the options at
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "ML" wrote in message ... Is there a way to automatically copy text that a user types from one section of a document to others? Basically I need a way to copy the text the user enters into a summary section, into a table that is at the end of the document. This is filing sheet that includes the summary as the meta data for logging the document. I want to copy the full text from one section and place it in another. Is there someway to mark the text so that a macro or similar can then reference and copy it, formatting and all to another document section? |
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Thanks. I think bookmarks are the best I can do for this. Only issue is
that a user can easily delete it when they start typing. I guess a macro to add one back in around the desired text might work if that is easily possible. "Margaret Aldis" wrote in message ... Greg Maxey has a good summary of the options at http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "ML" wrote in message ... Is there a way to automatically copy text that a user types from one section of a document to others? Basically I need a way to copy the text the user enters into a summary section, into a table that is at the end of the document. This is filing sheet that includes the summary as the meta data for logging the document. I want to copy the full text from one section and place it in another. Is there someway to mark the text so that a macro or similar can then reference and copy it, formatting and all to another document section? |
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"ML" wrote in message ... Thanks. I think bookmarks are the best I can do for this. Only issue is that a user can easily delete it when they start typing. I guess a macro to add one back in around the desired text might work if that is easily possible. "Margaret Aldis" wrote in message ... Greg Maxey has a good summary of the options at http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "ML" wrote in message ... Is there a way to automatically copy text that a user types from one section of a document to others? Basically I need a way to copy the text the user enters into a summary section, into a table that is at the end of the document. This is filing sheet that includes the summary as the meta data for logging the document. I want to copy the full text from one section and place it in another. Is there someway to mark the text so that a macro or similar can then reference and copy it, formatting and all to another document section? |
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If it's a block of text, can you use a specific style to mark it? Then you
can use a StyleRef field and avoid the problems of users overwriting bookmarks. -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "ML" wrote in message ... Thanks. I think bookmarks are the best I can do for this. Only issue is that a user can easily delete it when they start typing. I guess a macro to add one back in around the desired text might work if that is easily possible. "Margaret Aldis" wrote in message ... Greg Maxey has a good summary of the options at http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "ML" wrote in message ... Is there a way to automatically copy text that a user types from one section of a document to others? Basically I need a way to copy the text the user enters into a summary section, into a table that is at the end of the document. This is filing sheet that includes the summary as the meta data for logging the document. I want to copy the full text from one section and place it in another. Is there someway to mark the text so that a macro or similar can then reference and copy it, formatting and all to another document section? |
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Hi Margaret
Margaret Aldis wrote: If it's a block of text, can you use a specific style to mark it? Then you can use a StyleRef field and avoid the problems of users overwriting bookmarks. .... and along comes a user and deletes the paragraph and/or changes the style. :-) Greetingx Robert wearing his Murphy's Law t-shirt ... -- /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS \ / | MVP X Against HTML | for / \ in e-mail & news | Word |
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I could have them format it with a specific style. If I did make a style
for it how then would I use a ref to get the text to show in another section? Not sure on what you mean by the StyleRef. "Margaret Aldis" wrote in message ... If it's a block of text, can you use a specific style to mark it? Then you can use a StyleRef field and avoid the problems of users overwriting bookmarks. -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "ML" wrote in message ... Thanks. I think bookmarks are the best I can do for this. Only issue is that a user can easily delete it when they start typing. I guess a macro to add one back in around the desired text might work if that is easily possible. "Margaret Aldis" wrote in message ... Greg Maxey has a good summary of the options at http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "ML" wrote in message ... Is there a way to automatically copy text that a user types from one section of a document to others? Basically I need a way to copy the text the user enters into a summary section, into a table that is at the end of the document. This is filing sheet that includes the summary as the meta data for logging the document. I want to copy the full text from one section and place it in another. Is there someway to mark the text so that a macro or similar can then reference and copy it, formatting and all to another document section? |
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Disregard. Found it. Thanks!
"ML" wrote in message ... I could have them format it with a specific style. If I did make a style for it how then would I use a ref to get the text to show in another section? Not sure on what you mean by the StyleRef. "Margaret Aldis" wrote in message ... If it's a block of text, can you use a specific style to mark it? Then you can use a StyleRef field and avoid the problems of users overwriting bookmarks. -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "ML" wrote in message ... Thanks. I think bookmarks are the best I can do for this. Only issue is that a user can easily delete it when they start typing. I guess a macro to add one back in around the desired text might work if that is easily possible. "Margaret Aldis" wrote in message ... Greg Maxey has a good summary of the options at http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "ML" wrote in message ... Is there a way to automatically copy text that a user types from one section of a document to others? Basically I need a way to copy the text the user enters into a summary section, into a table that is at the end of the document. This is filing sheet that includes the summary as the meta data for logging the document. I want to copy the full text from one section and place it in another. Is there someway to mark the text so that a macro or similar can then reference and copy it, formatting and all to another document section? |
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