Hello MSOffice Forums! First post for me.



I've used these steps to insert a reference to the "Company Address" document property into the footer of a document:

From the Ribbon: Insert > Quick Parts > Document Property > "Company Address".

Aside from editing the object that I've inserted directly (I think it is a Content Control), is there a manual way for a user to edit the value of "Company Address"?

My Quick Parts > Document Property dropdown list contains 14 properties. Some of these can be edited from the Backstage > Properties, and some from the Advanced Properties > Summary tab or Custom tab.

I don't find "Company Address" on any of those lists.

TIA, -Jerry

AFAIK, that's the only location the data are stored in the document and, hence, is the only location where the data can be edited.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Hi Paul,

Thanks for your prompt reply!

That's interesting. Is Company Address actually a document property or is the label under Quick Parts > Document Property a bit of a misnomer?

I don't see Company Address listed as a Name in either the BuiltInDocumentProperties or CustomDocumentProperties collections.

I believe its function as a document property becomes relevant in a SharePoint environment.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]

Perhaps. In our version of SharePoint that isn't on the available field list. Seems like an odd collection of similar-but-different names in the various lists.

Thanks again Paul. You've saved me from continuing to look for something that isn't there.

Company Address is a built-in Document Property. An easy way to display and edit the value of this and other document properties (also document variables and bookmarks) is http://www.gmayor.com/BookmarkandVariableEditor.htm

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Graham Mayor - MS MVP (Word) (2002-2019)
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Graham, That's a nice Add-In. Thank you for sharing that.

To make a long term change, you would need to edit this in the templates for your documents. Start with the normal template.
Normal Template in Microsoft Word - How to Find or Open the Normal Template
As far as I know, you will need to actually open any template where you want to change this. That is, open it for editing, modify the property, and then save the template. I don't believe it can be done from an attached document.

Charles, Thank you for your additional suggestion.