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={IF{bkmrk2}="E7""SFC""None"}
Everytime I try this or a variation of it, I get a syntax error. The form is in a table, and what I want it to do, is autimatically fill in other cells in the same table (on different pages) with the same data (text) or replace certain text phrases with others. The specifc action requested for the above formula is this: In a different cell of the same table, I want to replace (the grade) "E7" with (the rank) "SFC" for the purposes of creating a signature block. Please Help! Thanks! |
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Hi ?B?QmlnUGln?=,
={IF{bkmrk2}="E7""SFC""None"} Everytime I try this or a variation of it, I get a syntax error. Try this. Note the SPACES (sometimes, Word gets finicky in formulas). Also make sure you've pressed Ctrl+F9 to create the field brackets { } { IF { REF bkmrk2 } = "E7" "SFC" "None" } Note that = (if you're using this in a field calculation) only works with numbers, not text. Since the result of the IF field will be text, you shouldn't be using an equals sign or a calculation field, just the IF field. The form is in a table, and what I want it to do, is autimatically fill in other cells in the same table (on different pages) with the same data (text) or replace certain text phrases with others. The specifc action requested for the above formula is this: In a different cell of the same table, I want to replace (the grade) "E7" with (the rank) "SFC" for the purposes of creating a signature block. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Hi Cindy,
Thanks for the help! However what I got after toggling was "REF" (minus the quotations). Then I tried it without the "REF" and I got "bkmrk2". Do you have any suggestions? Thankyou in advance! "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi ?B?QmlnUGln?=, ={IF{bkmrk2}="E7""SFC""None"} Everytime I try this or a variation of it, I get a syntax error. Try this. Note the SPACES (sometimes, Word gets finicky in formulas). Also make sure you've pressed Ctrl+F9 to create the field brackets { } { IF { REF bkmrk2 } = "E7" "SFC" "None" } Note that = (if you're using this in a field calculation) only works with numbers, not text. Since the result of the IF field will be text, you shouldn't be using an equals sign or a calculation field, just the IF field. The form is in a table, and what I want it to do, is autimatically fill in other cells in the same table (on different pages) with the same data (text) or replace certain text phrases with others. The specifc action requested for the above formula is this: In a different cell of the same table, I want to replace (the grade) "E7" with (the rank) "SFC" for the purposes of creating a signature block. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Are you inserting all the fields using Ctrl+F9?
-- 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. "BigPig" wrote in message ... Hi Cindy, Thanks for the help! However what I got after toggling was "REF" (minus the quotations). Then I tried it without the "REF" and I got "bkmrk2". Do you have any suggestions? Thankyou in advance! "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi ?B?QmlnUGln?=, ={IF{bkmrk2}="E7""SFC""None"} Everytime I try this or a variation of it, I get a syntax error. Try this. Note the SPACES (sometimes, Word gets finicky in formulas). Also make sure you've pressed Ctrl+F9 to create the field brackets { } { IF { REF bkmrk2 } = "E7" "SFC" "None" } Note that = (if you're using this in a field calculation) only works with numbers, not text. Since the result of the IF field will be text, you shouldn't be using an equals sign or a calculation field, just the IF field. The form is in a table, and what I want it to do, is autimatically fill in other cells in the same table (on different pages) with the same data (text) or replace certain text phrases with others. The specifc action requested for the above formula is this: In a different cell of the same table, I want to replace (the grade) "E7" with (the rank) "SFC" for the purposes of creating a signature block. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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That was it! Thanks.
Now my question is how can it be made to update automatically? As opposed to right clicking and selecting update. I think that I should make this form in excel instead. But if you have any suggestions that would be great! Thanks! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Are you inserting all the fields using Ctrl+F9? -- 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. "BigPig" wrote in message ... Hi Cindy, Thanks for the help! However what I got after toggling was "REF" (minus the quotations). Then I tried it without the "REF" and I got "bkmrk2". Do you have any suggestions? Thankyou in advance! "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi ?B?QmlnUGln?=, ={IF{bkmrk2}="E7""SFC""None"} Everytime I try this or a variation of it, I get a syntax error. Try this. Note the SPACES (sometimes, Word gets finicky in formulas). Also make sure you've pressed Ctrl+F9 to create the field brackets { } { IF { REF bkmrk2 } = "E7" "SFC" "None" } Note that = (if you're using this in a field calculation) only works with numbers, not text. Since the result of the IF field will be text, you shouldn't be using an equals sign or a calculation field, just the IF field. The form is in a table, and what I want it to do, is autimatically fill in other cells in the same table (on different pages) with the same data (text) or replace certain text phrases with others. The specifc action requested for the above formula is this: In a different cell of the same table, I want to replace (the grade) "E7" with (the rank) "SFC" for the purposes of creating a signature block. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Hi ?B?QmlnUGln?=,
Now my question is how can it be made to update automatically? As opposed to right clicking and selecting update. I think that I should make this form in excel instead. There's really no way to get Word to automatically update formulas (or other fields), except by activating the option for printing. Ctrl+A, F9 is usually pretty good. Or you could use a macro (to only update fields in a certain range, for example). Even more "sophisticated" would be a macro based on EVENTS, such as when the selection changes; this can get a bit complicated, however. So, yes, if you need dynamic calculations, Excel is definitely the better application :-) Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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