link information between tables

[D]

I have a long document with a master table near the beginning. There are
more table later on in the document, and I would like them to pick up
information that is entered in the first table. (like linking cells in
Excel). I also need these cells to automatically update when the master
table information is amended.

Is this possible?

Many thanks

 

[Cindy M.]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?RA==?=,

I have a long document with a master table near the beginning. There are
more table later on in the document, and I would like them to pick up
information that is entered in the first table. (like linking cells in
Excel). I also need these cells to automatically update when the master
table information is amended.

Is this possible?

Yes, but it's not foolproof.

You can select the *text content* of each cell (but not the entire cell!),
then Insert/bookmark and give it a bookmark name.

The information can then be displayed elsewhere using a REF field
(Insert/Cross reference works, too).

It won't update automatically; you'd need something like Ctrl+A, F9 to force
the REF fields to update. And the bookmarks are all too easily deleted when
editing...

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In addition to what Cindy has said, you might look at
http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm for other methods.

 

[D]

Thank you both so much for this - I've had a brief go at it and I think it
will work. I will post again when I have had a chance to do it properly.

I am very grateful!