Hi,

I have document that contains a Text Form field and I would like to take the value of that text form field and insert it in the header. e.g.: see image below.

The document is protected to ensure that Text Form fields don't get erased.

My objective is to copy the value found in both text form fields into their corresponding cell in the header.



I am novice and would appreciate someone's help in providing me with a macro that would do it.

Regards,

Chuck

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There's a couple of ways of doing this:
1. Format the formfield with a unique character Style, then use a STYLEREF field in the header to reference that Style; or
2. Set the formfield's 'calculate on exit' property and insert a cross-reference to its internal bookmark in the header.
No code required.

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Hi Paul,

You are telling me to do certain thing that I have never done before and that is why I was asking if one can provide me with a sample? and appropriate macro to achieve that.

Would you be able to help?

Thanks in advance.

Chuck

See attached. The field has an internal bookmark named 'Text1' and has the 'Strong' character Style applied. The header uses a STYLEREF field referencing the 'Strong' character Style and the footer uses a REF field referencing bookmark named 'Text1'.

You will note that the header updates as you type the text. The footer, though, won't update till you do a Print Preview.

As per my previous post, there are no macros needed for this.

Attached Files

Formfield Header-Footer.docx (24.6 KB, 13 views)

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Thank you Paul!

I managed to make it work while I was at work today by setting as you mentioned StyleRef and selected from the list the Formula and have set the name of my text Form field and it worked. But your example provided me with the facility of using text format, when the one I was using was numeric since I had used formula.

Anyway, I really appreciate your help.

Cheers!

Chuck

Thank you Paul!

Cheers!

Chuck

More references
StyleRef Field
StyleRef Field Tutorial

Thank you for the Links Charles.

Cheers!

Chuck