copy text entered in a form to other location on a form

[Guest]

Hi there, Is there anyone who can tell me how i can get text that is entered
into a textbox on a word form to be filled into other textboxes elsewhere in
the same form. I believe it will require some VB coding to be entered but it
would be helpful if someone can tell me how to do this step by step. As i
have never used VB before
thanks

 

[Doug Robbins]

No VB required. In the other locations, insert a cross reference to the
text of the bookmark into which the data will be entered and set the
"Calculate on exit" property for that formfield so that the cross reference
fields are updated with the data entered into the field on exit from that
field.

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Hope this helps.

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Doug Robbins - Word MVP

 

[Guest]

hi Doug
thanks for the quick response. Just another question. Is there any way to
get the crossreference field shaded the same as the original textbox?
henk

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Field shading for other than form fields is a user-specific setting.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Charles Kenyon]

From the FAQ

19. How can I enter something once in a document and have it repeat
elsewhere?
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm

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Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide

See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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