autoupdateing a number in a doc

[Jason]

I would like to use a contract template for my company.

But I need the template to update the contract number by
adding 1 to the contract number every time it is merged.

12303, 12304, 12305 etc.

Does anyone know if this is possible?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See these articles, one of which may fill your need:

Creating sequentially numbered documents (such as invoices)
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/NumberDocs.htm

Sequentially numbering multiple copies of single document using a macro
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MacrosVBA/NumberCopiesOf1Doc.htm

Sequentially numbering multiple copies of single document using a mail merge
http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/MailMerge/NumberCopiesOfDocMMerge.htm

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