Hi
My document have both I admit the majority of fienlds are formfields but the one I am trying to get to work in a content control field. Can't they co exist?

Your attachment has no content controls that I can see; only 15 formfields. Furthermore, you should not use formfields and content controls in the same document; they weren't designed to work together and trying to use both in the same document is a known source of problems.

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Hi again

I changed all formfields to content controls and got it working. Thank you so much for the help!

Hi there, I'm not sure if anybody still visit this thread but my problem comes from one of the 'solution' which i downloaded from here.
I have the dropdown list figured out, where value is different from display name (under the Content Control Properties).
My problem is, what if I want the value to be the same for some of the display names (about more than 5 of them, so inserting "space/blanks" isn't ideal)?

Example:
(Dropdown selection) Roundhouse Nurseries
(Value) Phone: 08 1111 1111 | Country: USA

(Dropdown selection) Smiths Wholesales
(Value) Phone: 08 3333 3333 | Country: USA

(Dropdown selection) Roundhouse&Smiths Wholesales
(Value) Phone: 08 3333 3333 | Country: USA

Thanks so much in advance!

You cannot have duplicate dropdown entry display names; you can, however, have duplicate dropdown entry values. Personally, I'd rely on something other than spaces to differentiate display names that would otherwise be duplicates; doubtless, you can think of a characteristic that each entry has that differentiates it from the others (e.g. a State).

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Hello, I am new to macros and was wondering if you could advise the best way to link two content controls. In the first I am displaying LocalPostOffice and in the second is LPOEmail. The intent is to select the local post office by name and have the field populated with the corresponding email. I'd greatly appreciate any advice you might have.

Did you try the example in post #2? Did you modify the dropdown's text & value parameters to suit your needs?

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Macropod,

Yes, I followed your instructions and am to get it to work in the CC document you included, but am having issues when I copy it over to a new document. When I select from the drop down nothing is happening. Conversely, I have sent the document to two other users to test, it worked for one and not for the other. I am stumped.

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As post #2 says, the process is managed via an on_exit macro. Did you copy that from the demo file into your own document?

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I believe I did, when I check it in VBA I am seeing "Document" and "ContentControlOnExit" in the drop down next to it.

And is that macro in the 'ThisDocument' code module of you document or its template - as shown in the attachment to post #2?

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Yes, I copied the macro over from the original document you uploaded after updating the content controls. I've attached my document, and would greatly appreciate any insight you might have.

The code in your document works as is for me. All one need do is select an entry an exit the dropdown. If that's not working for you, check your macro security settings.

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Hi!

I downloaded your example and I have word opened. I can't modify or add different names the group though. I'm using version 15.4. If that helps. Also can you add this above a header? I've been trying to create a list of 5 different names and I can't seem to add a list above it.

Thanks,

Changing the dropdown entries and outputs is as simple as editing the content control properties, which you can access via the Developer tab. See: https://support.office.com/en-us/art...4-0685ae00e9b4

You can have the content controls wherever you want them. Do be aware, though, that when they're placed in a header or footer, exiting them in a way that closes the header or footer won't trigger the on-exit macro.

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