Text Boxes in a form

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I have an existing contract (word form) that requires my staff to enter information multiple times. I want to re-design it so that the text boxes in the rest of the form auto load with the information entered previously in the form. Example, the customer's name is typed in on page one, but appears on all 5 pages. Currently my staff types the info into the text boxes 5 times. I want the following 4 text boxes to populate with the information entered into the first text box. Can anyone help?
 
Hi Amy,

Insert a cross-reference to replace each text form field that repeats
information.

To do this, you need to know that each form field has a built-in
bookmark. Open the Properties dialog of the first text form field and
look at the Bookmark box (and preferably change it to something
meaningful instead of the default Text1 name). While you're there,
check the Calculate On Exit option. Repeat for all the other "first of
a kind" text form fields.

Then go to a text form field that would repeat information. Delete the
text form field. Open the Insert > Cross-reference dialog (in Word
2002/2003, Insert > Reference > Cross-reference). Select Bookmark from
the first dropdown, select the appropriate bookmark name from the
list, and click OK. Repeat for all the other extra form fields.
Finally, protect the form.

As soon as you enter information in a form field and tab to the next
one, all the cross-references that point to its bookmark will
automatically repeat the entry.
 
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