auto fill of names

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Theresa

I have created a form and would like other fields to
complete information I have already typed in, like names.
How do I do that? Thanks.
 
Hi Theresa,

Use {REF} fields where you want the repeated text.

E.g: On page one, you have a text field named "Text1" (right click the
field, click properties, and see/change the name where it says Bookmark,
bottom right corner).
everywhere else you want Text! to appear do:
CTRL-F9;
A pair of { } will appear;
Type REF Text1 between the curly braces;
Create all the REF fields you want;
In the field where the text originates, make sure to check the "calculate on
exit" checkbox so that all REF fields will be updated automatically when
leaving the text fields;
Finally, do ALT-F9 twice to turn the REEF fields into their values (They
will seem to disappear the first time as they will be linked to empty
fields);
Lock the form;
Type some text in Text1;
See all the REF Text1 field update when you tab out of Text1.

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Cheers!
_______________________________________
Jean-Guy Marcil - Word MVP
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Word MVP site: http://www.word.mvps.org
 
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