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Originally Posted by kcaron
This is good information! I have downloaded both documents. Lots of good reference material, but I can't find anything on being able to determine if the field changed or how to change several other fields because this one changed.
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The functionality you seek is built into Word itself. And, as I clearly said:
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Originally Posted by macropod
All these calculations can be done using field coding and having the 'calculate on exit' property set for each of the input formfields
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Originally Posted by kcaron
what happens if the user overrides the field that is being calculated?
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In a document with 'filling in forms' protection applied - which is required when using formfields - what you describe simply isn't possible unless one breaks the document into Sections and leaves Section containing the formula fields unprotected. In Sections of a document with 'filling in forms' protection applied, only the form fields (not any formula fields or other fields) are accessible for selection or user input.
For a fairly simple demonstration of formfields in action, see:
https://www.msofficeforums.com/171152-post2.html