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fields in headers or footers
I have a form that is used in education. I have inserted a reference field
on each page so that student name does not have to be typed each time. The first time typed, automatically on each page. The problem I am facing, as this is a locked form, that some teachers are rather long winded, (notice my message?) hence, text will create a new page, but the reference, naturally, does not follow to the next page. I thought that creating the field in the header would be a better idea, as everytime a new page is started, student name is automatically created, but, I can't seem to get it to work in the header. Advice in how to make my dream come true is greatly appreciated. Thanks |
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fields in headers or footers
Unfortunately REF fields in page headers don't update automatically in
protected documents, nor can you update fields manually without unprotecting the document, which requires a macro, which is rarely an acceptable solution for forms that are distributed to others. Luckily, however, you can accomplish what you want with a StyleRef field. See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.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. "ClassyIrish" wrote in message ... I have a form that is used in education. I have inserted a reference field on each page so that student name does not have to be typed each time. The first time typed, automatically on each page. The problem I am facing, as this is a locked form, that some teachers are rather long winded, (notice my message?) hence, text will create a new page, but the reference, naturally, does not follow to the next page. I thought that creating the field in the header would be a better idea, as everytime a new page is started, student name is automatically created, but, I can't seem to get it to work in the header. Advice in how to make my dream come true is greatly appreciated. Thanks |
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