Hi

I've created a nested if then else field. (The else option of the first if field contains the second if field.) This allows me three possible return results, and that works. Two of the possible return results contain a fill-in field. When those results are returned, the fill-in field just contains the default; the user is not prompted to enter any text.

Perhaps this is never going to work and I need to find a different way of doing it, or perhaps I need to make a change to the code. I would be grateful if someone could help.

Here is the code:

Hi Nccadm,

The following works fine for me:
{IF{MERGEFIELD PERM_or_TEMP }= "P" "This is a permanent post." " This appointment has an expected duration of { FILLIN "Type in the expected duration of the contract - eg:" \d "3 months"}."}

Note: The field brace pairs (ie '{ }') for the above example are created in the document via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac) - you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Hi macropod,

I have realised that the fill-in field prompts you when you OPEN the document - I am an idiot!

Thank you for your help!