VBA script that copies a text from one table to another one

[Jo Gjessing]

Hi all,

In a Word document of mine I have three tables with two cells in each. When
the user writes something in the left cell of the uppermost table I want a
VBA script to copy the text to the left cell of the lowermost table. Can you
imagine how I create this VBA script? If you have a enlightening comment for
me, please let me know. Thank you very much in advance.

Jo

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hello jo

In a Word document of mine I have three tables with two cells in each. When
the user writes something in the left cell of the uppermost table I want a
VBA script to copy the text to the left cell of the lowermost table. Can you
imagine how I create this VBA script? If you have a enlightening comment for
me, please let me know. Thank you very much in advance.

there are at least two simple approaches to this problem that don't rely
on code at all.

You could bookmark the contents of the top left cell and insert a
cross-reference in the bottom right cell. [Can be tricky if the top left
cell must be completely empty, and relies on field-updating for the
cross-reference to show the latest content.]

Or you could format the top left cell with a unique paragraph style and
insert a STYLEREF field in the bottom right cell. Pro: updates
immediately; con: the user can only write one paragraph (usage of manual
line breaks is fine, though).

0.2¢
Robert