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Getting a table entry to update elsewhere
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Word 2003 on XP I have a situation that is rather difficult to explain. I have a doc from our engineers (it's actually a test plan, if that rings any bells). In the body of the doc is a series of instructions: Turn unit on, check for this, plug in that, read this, etc. Each step has to be given a number. That number has to appear later in the Data Sheet, so the need is for a series of numbers for the tests that can be cross-referenced into the Data sheet so that if the test number changes the data sheet will automatically update. The best we have come up with ourselves is to create a table for the tests and put a header in column 1 of the table and then we can cross-ref back to that header from the Data Sheet. The problem with that is we get a bunch of extra headings appearing in the toc. Does anyone please have a more sensible way of doing this please? Thanks Phil |
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Phil: Can you create a fill-in form? Sounds like the perfect solution.
Here's the super-duper-double-whammy instructions: http://www.officearticles.com/tutori...osoft_word.htm Here's the non-noobie instructions: http://www.officearticles.com/word/c...osoft_word.htm ************ Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Soccerman58" wrote in message ... Hi Word 2003 on XP I have a situation that is rather difficult to explain. I have a doc from our engineers (it's actually a test plan, if that rings any bells). In the body of the doc is a series of instructions: Turn unit on, check for this, plug in that, read this, etc. Each step has to be given a number. That number has to appear later in the Data Sheet, so the need is for a series of numbers for the tests that can be cross-referenced into the Data sheet so that if the test number changes the data sheet will automatically update. The best we have come up with ourselves is to create a table for the tests and put a header in column 1 of the table and then we can cross-ref back to that header from the Data Sheet. The problem with that is we get a bunch of extra headings appearing in the toc. Does anyone please have a more sensible way of doing this please? Thanks Phil |
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I can give it a shot, thanks
Phil "Anne Troy" wrote: Phil: Can you create a fill-in form? Sounds like the perfect solution. Here's the super-duper-double-whammy instructions: http://www.officearticles.com/tutori...osoft_word.htm Here's the non-noobie instructions: http://www.officearticles.com/word/c...osoft_word.htm ************ Hope it helps! Anne Troy www.OfficeArticles.com "Soccerman58" wrote in message ... Hi Word 2003 on XP I have a situation that is rather difficult to explain. I have a doc from our engineers (it's actually a test plan, if that rings any bells). In the body of the doc is a series of instructions: Turn unit on, check for this, plug in that, read this, etc. Each step has to be given a number. That number has to appear later in the Data Sheet, so the need is for a series of numbers for the tests that can be cross-referenced into the Data sheet so that if the test number changes the data sheet will automatically update. The best we have come up with ourselves is to create a table for the tests and put a header in column 1 of the table and then we can cross-ref back to that header from the Data Sheet. The problem with that is we get a bunch of extra headings appearing in the toc. Does anyone please have a more sensible way of doing this please? Thanks Phil |
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