How to auto-copy fields?

[reviewboy]

I have a WORD-based (Office 2003) form that has fields that are password
protected.

I want to be able to enter a value ('Customer Name') into, say, Field1, and
have that value automatically entered into another field, say, Field3, but I
can't figure out how to do it.

Any hints?

Thanks.

 

[Stefan Blom]

You can use REF fields to repeat data from a field. See item 2 "On Line
Form" in the article at http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm.

 

[reviewboy]

Stefan -

That looks like exactly what I need, although I seem to be doing something
wrong (this is the first time I've tried to use 'REF').

I unlock the document, enter this text into one of the fields:

REF Text11

then press CTRL-F9, then click the lock icon to re-lock the document. At
this point, the field goes away and is not a field any more.

Something else that seems strange is that when I double click on the 'Text
form field' icon I do not get a 'Text Form Field Options' window.

I'm using Office 2003.

Any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You use the REF field instead of the form field, not in it. And make sure
that you have "Calculate on exit" checked in the Form Field Options for the
field that provides the data you want the REF field to repeat; this ensures
that the REF field will update automatically.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org