Show/Hide text based on dropdown value

[AOSMITH]

I have a word document and I am required to show different text based on what the value of the dropdown is.



I've created a dropdown, Dropdown1, which has three options: "FIRST" "SECOND" "THIRD".

All three options will display different text.

I read here: "https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/all/word-2003-using-a-dropdown-to-show-hide-a-table/71da1c6e-09a5-43d8-adf9-c688956c8abe?page=1" that all I need to include is this:

{If {Dropdown} = "FIRST" "TEXT TO SHOW HERE"}

This does nothing at all. I am using the brackets generated by Ctrl + F9.

Am I putting this code in the wrong place? where is the right place?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks
Adam

[gmayor]

If this is a legacy dropdown form field, you need to check the formfield property 'Calculate on Exit' in order to force the update of the REF field. It should go without saying that Dropdown is the bookmark name of the dropdown form field. The usual default is Dropdown1 thus

{IF {Dropdown1} = "FIRST" "FIRST TEXT TO SHOW HERE" ""}{IF {Dropdown1} = "SECOND" "SECOND TEXT TO SHOW HERE" ""}{IF {Dropdown1} = "THIRD" "THIRD TEXT TO SHOW HERE" ""}

and of course you have to tab out of the form field for it to work and thus there needs to be another formfield to tab to.

[macropod]

This thread is a duplicate of: https://www.msofficeforums.com/word/...own-value.html
Kindly don't post the same question in multiple threads. Thread closed. You may continue the discussion in your original thread.