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Originally Posted by ThatGuy
I opened a blank document.
I went to the Developer tab.
I inserted a text field as shown in the highlighted picture.
I double-clicked on said text form and changed the options as instructed. Bookmark was changed to "customername" (once I tried not changing this, no difference in end result), and I checked the "Caclulate on exit" square.
I closed the window by clicking "OK".
I went back to the Developer tab and entered a REF field.
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Well, that last step can't be done from the Developer tab, so I don't know what you were doing there. The most basic approach is to go to Insert|Cross-reference and insert a cross-reference to the formfield's bookmark name. Obviously, you'd do that where the cross-reference is to appear - not in the same place as the formfield you just inserted.
Once you've done that, applying the 'filling in forms' protection will enable data entry into the formfield.
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Originally Posted by ThatGuy
First, the instructions are entirely unclear as to how to insert a REF field. It is possible I've done that part wrong. But who knows, I have nothing to go on.
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Aside from the basic process I've just outlined, I'd have thought:
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Bonus Tip: You can quickly enter REF fields by typing and selecting "REF Text1" or "REF CustomerName" (excluding the quotes) and then pressing CTRL+F9.
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was pretty clear.
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Originally Posted by ThatGuy
Second, at my work computer, when clicking on the option in the Developer tab, a "text form field" appeared in these type of brackets: {} Now at my home computer, no such brackets appear, even though I have clicked the exact same thing. ... Why would this be inconsistent?
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That's because your work computer has Word's field code display toggled 'on'. Pressing Alt-F9 toggles it on/off.