Field Codes

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I am attempting to insert an Ask field code to prompt users to input
information. However, when I comlete the information in the field codes
dialog box and return to my document the text that I input to prompt the user
does not appear. What might I be doing wrong? Thanks in advance for your
assistance.
 
The Ask field displays its prompt only when it's updated, which is usually
when the document is printed (assuming you have the "Update fields" option
checked in the Tools > Options dialog), or when the user selects the text
and presses F9 to update all fields. Other than that, it's invisible.

You may be happier with a Macrobutton field, described at
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFldsFms/UsingMacroButton.htm.

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An Ask field only appears when you create it unless you do something to
trigger it. The information you type in goes into a bookmark and can be
replicated anywhere in the document using a REF field.

See the Ask and FillIn field tutorial at
http://addbalance.com/word/download.htm for samples and ideas.
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Charles Kenyon

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Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
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