Hi,

I am trying to create a document with fields that must be updated by the
user e.g. Enter Author's name.

I have created a fill in statement as follows:

{FILLIN "Enter Author's Name" \*MERGEFORMAT}

I want the user to click on the field and the box appear (saying Enter
Author's name), instead of having to right-click and update links.

I have investigated using a macrobutton as follows:

{Macrobutton Nomacro [Enter Author's Name]}

However when the user enters this info it will overwrite the original
macrobutton statement.

Any suggestions?

The secret is to use a template rather than a document. This way, a new
document (with the MacroButton fields and prompts still in place) will be
created each time the template is used. See
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...platePart1.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"emmiesarahwoo" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am trying to create a document with fields that must be updated by the
> user e.g. Enter Author's name.
>
> I have created a fill in statement as follows:
>
> {FILLIN "Enter Author's Name" \*MERGEFORMAT}
>
> I want the user to click on the field and the box appear (saying Enter
> Author's name), instead of having to right-click and update links.
>
> I have investigated using a macrobutton as follows:
>
> {Macrobutton Nomacro [Enter Author's Name]}
>
> However when the user enters this info it will overwrite the original
> macrobutton statement.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
>