I need to be able to use an IF field to determine the text that should appear at a location depending on what was selected in a drop down list.
Can I do this? I have tried the below code and but it does not work.



{ IF "BNTYPE" = "Manager" "1" "0" }

here I am trying to say that the drop down list has been bookmarked as BNTYPE and I need it to say either true or false depending on whether Manager is selected in the drop down list or not.

Can anyone help please? Thanks.

I assume you're using formfields - the technique you're trying to implement doesn't work with content controls or Active-x controls..

You need to use a cross-reference to the BNTYPE bookmark in the IF field:
{IF{REF BNTYPE}= Manager 1 0}
or:
{IF{REF BNTYPE}= Manager True False}
The BNTYPE dropdown also needs to have its 'calculate on exit' property checked.

Note: The field brace pairs (i.e. '{ }') for the above example are all created in the document itself, via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac); you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message. Nor is it practical to add them via any of the standard Word dialogues.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Thanks for that, it definitely helps!!

However, there does not seem to be a calculate on exit property for the drop down box anywhere that I looked! So it does not automatically update unless I ask update the field myself.

Any suggestions please?

Thanks again.

In which case, you're probably not using formfields. What kind of controls are you using?

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Cheers,
Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]