Repeating a Field throught a document

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I am creating a template where the full name of a person is repeated a minimum of 4 times through the document. How can I create a field where I enter the name, just once, and by doing so it gets inserted in the proper place through out the document automatically, without having to re-type it.?
 
You would use a Ref field to repeat the information. This requires a
bookmarked entry containing your information. There are a number ways to do
this; two simple ones are:

1) Look into "online forms" in Word's help. If you use a formfield for your
first typing, it will automatically have a bookmark assigned. Make sure the
properties for the field include checking the "calculate on exit" option.
(You can find/change the bookmark name in the field properties as well.)
Once you create your form, it needs to be protected for forms. Then save and
use the template.

2) Use an Ask field for the first typing. You'll need an AutoNew macro that
updates this field when a new document is created based on your template.
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Charles Kenyon


See also the MVP FAQ: <URL: http://www.mvps.org/word/> which is awesome!
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Mari said:
I am creating a template where the full name of a person is repeated a
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minimum of 4 times through the document. How can I create a field where I
enter the name, just once, and by doing so it gets inserted in the proper
place through out the document automatically, without having to re-type it.?
 
Thank you soooo much! I had tried using a set bookmark, but didn't work. Finally, it worked perfectly!
 
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