Dynamically updated text region

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Dynamically updated text region

blckwtr (Mechanical)

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22 May 08 03:17

When I'm in word, I want to write a name to a document. But I also want this name to be part of a heading elsewhere in this document. How do I link this other text region to the original, so that this text says the same?

Was this understandable?

Best regards

Tommy

IRstuff (Aerospace) · Answer 1 · 2008-05-22 10:21:18

Why do you need VBA for this? You simply bookmark the original text and reference that bookmark where you need it.

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blckwtr (Mechanical) · Answer 2 · 2008-05-23 05:12:15

Because I want the text to be dynamically updated. If not, you have to update the region manually.

I want to do this to eliminate errors in our documents.

Can this be done within Word?

electricpete (Electrical) · Answer 3 · 2008-05-26 15:13:46

Bookmarks are updated every time you close / re-open a document. Also updated by Print Preview or Print (assuming you have your Tools/Options/Print Options set up accordingly).

You can also update all bookmarks in a document with ctrl-A (selects all) F9 (update).

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IRstuff (Aerospace) · Answer 4 · 2008-05-26 15:47:03

Anyone who has macro security set to High will wind up disabling any AutoRun macros, thereby disabling any dynamic updating.

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blckwtr (Mechanical) · Answer 5 · 2008-05-27 02:35:14

Hello, I am not so very experienced in word as I am in engineering software. I find it not so logical and straight forward.

Maybe I could send a simple example file and explain the problem a little further in the sheet?

In advance, thanks...

Tommy

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