Thank you for the quick reply. So the solution presented in the example in post #71 ... am I correct that the function of the pipe "|"now serves to define the bounds of the different outputs as opposed to entering a line break?



That's neat, and I can imagine uses for that function in other projects but I don't think it is going to work here.

The ideal solution for my needs would be to: 1 select from a list of eviction types in one control box, 2 generate a legal elements outline for the selected type(would love if it could display in multi level list formatting, though this might be too much to ask), and then 3 generate a serious of questions contained in a table (geared to evaluate the validity of the eviction notice).

I might be asking too much of word. It occurs to me that I am basically trying to embed a chatbot in a word document. Maybe I should just figure out a chatbot with the ability to generate a report based on the entries provided.

[if anyone is interested... evictions and access to (affordable) legal help are a real problem in our county (Marion, OR). My firm (wife and I) are doing our best to offer really low cost eviction defense by basically having templated/processed out all of the different eviction representation variables that there are. The template I am working on would help us very quickly and therefore cheaply assist people facing evictions here.]

In that case, I think you would do better to have as many separate eviction templates as you need, one each with all the boilerplate content for each eviction type, then simply choose the appropriate template for a given case. No code required, simple to maintain, and all formatting in-place as required.

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Paul Edstein
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Hi All,

This thread has been quite helpful; however, I have a more complex need.

I would like to have a drop-down selection auto-populate relevant paragraphs farther down in the document.

The paragraphs that I want to auto-populate already contain their own legacy form fields for dates and numbers, and some are cross-referenced.

Is it possible to make all of this work together?

Thanks,

Laura