[ItsBarbara]

Is it possible to have an AutoTextList that displays complete items, but only
inserts the 1st 2 characters when selected.

For example, I have a table that needs a code entered into a column(B1,B2,B3
etc.) but I want the user to be able to see what the code represents when
they right-click so if they select "B1 Essential Questions", the only thing
entered into the table is B1.

Thanks

[Jay Freedman]

The dropdown of the AutoTextList field displays the names of the AT
entries; when you select one entry, the result is the value of the
entry. You just have to define the entries that way -- select the code
and make it into an entry, and when you're prompted for the entry's
name, supply the longer version.

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On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:14:02 -0700, ItsBarbara
wrote:

Is it possible to have an AutoTextList that displays complete items, but only
inserts the 1st 2 characters when selected.

For example, I have a table that needs a code entered into a column(B1,B2,B3
etc.) but I want the user to be able to see what the code represents when
they right-click so if they select "B1 Essential Questions", the only thing
entered into the table is B1.

Thanks

[ItsBarbara]

This worked great. You are soooo helpful.

"Jay Freedman" wrote:

The dropdown of the AutoTextList field displays the names of the AT
entries; when you select one entry, the result is the value of the
entry. You just have to define the entries that way -- select the code
and make it into an entry, and when you're prompted for the entry's
name, supply the longer version.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so all may benefit.

On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 19:14:02 -0700, ItsBarbara
wrote:

Is it possible to have an AutoTextList that displays complete items, but only
inserts the 1st 2 characters when selected.

For example, I have a table that needs a code entered into a column(B1,B2,B3
etc.) but I want the user to be able to see what the code represents when
they right-click so if they select "B1 Essential Questions", the only thing
entered into the table is B1.

Thanks