Template using a MailMerge Form Letter

[CharlesF]

I am attempting to create a template form letter with Ask fields.

I have created the Ask field in the body of the Form and have repeated them
on the second page using REF (as this doc has to be in duplicate), and saved
it as a template.

When creting a new doc using that template, the Ask fileds are not activated
and I can not find how they are shown to the user so that they can be filled
in.

However, if I use Fill-In they are activated.

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi =?Utf-8?B?Q2hhcmxlc0Y=?=,

Your observation is correct, and is how Word is designed to work: only Fillin
fields are automatically displayed when creating a new document from a
template.

You have a couple of choices:

1. Use Fillin fields, instead of Ask fields. Select and apply a bookmark
(insert/bookmark) to the Fillin fields so that the REF fields on the second
page pick up the content. (Don't forget to delete the REF fields on the first
page)

2. Use an AutoOpen macro to force the ASK fields to update. In its simplest
version (all fields in the document body are updated):
Sub AutoOpen()
ActiveDocument.Fields.Update
End Sub

Be sure to store it in a module in this template (and not in your Normal.dot)

I am attempting to create a template form letter with Ask fields.

I have created the Ask field in the body of the Form and have repeated them
on the second page using REF (as this doc has to be in duplicate), and saved
it as a template.

When creting a new doc using that template, the Ask fileds are not activated
and I can not find how they are shown to the user so that they can be filled
in.

However, if I use Fill-In they are activated.

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

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