Update bookmark text

[Bo Rasmussen]

Hi,

I have a template which contain a number of bookmarks. The user should
change the text of these bookmarks and a lot of fields throughout the
document are updated. The problem is that if the user by accident deletes
all the bookmark text - then he cannot reinsert text into the bookmark - it
has become a placeholder bookmark! How can the user inset text into an empty
bookmark ??

Regards
Bo Rasmussen

 

[Doug Robbins]

Maybe you should be using formfields or a userform.

See the article "How to create a Userform" at:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm

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[Bo Rasmussen]

I already started doing that - the problem is that users should invoke this
userform when they want to change things. I would prefer to simply change
text directly in the bookmarks. We've got quite a lot of templates so
creating and maintaining user forms require some work - and I would like to
avoid that ;o)

Regards
Bo Rasmussen

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi Bo,

I have a template which contain a number of bookmarks. The user should
change the text of these bookmarks and a lot of fields throughout the
document are updated. The problem is that if the user by accident deletes
all the bookmark text - then he cannot reinsert text into the bookmark - it
has become a placeholder bookmark! How can the user inset text into an empty
bookmark ??

Word simply does not provide for this. It's definitely a problem, which is why
Doug suggested form fields or a UserForm. The only other approach that occurs
to me would be to keep this kind of information in custom document properties
and insert DocProperty fields to display/reference it throughout the document.
Display a dialog box/user form when a document is opened/created to get the
initial information. If a user deletes one by accident, the others won't be
affected and it will be easier for him to replace it. Perhaps a toolbar button
to click when the user wants to change the information would also be useful.

Another possible approach, beginning with Word 2003, would be to set up a
SmartDocument so that the user can access/manage this information in a Task
Pane.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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