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Sue - 29 Jun 2006 01:31 GMT

I am trying to set up document variables, using the MS Word field feature
(using Ctrl-F9 to add in the fields):

{ SET Number 10,000 } { SET Employee "John Doe"}

then later refer to the fields :

{ Employee } owns { Number } shares.

All 4 of these would be field codes, I try to click Shift-F9 or Alt-F9 to
view the results, but the codes only disappear, I don't see anything :

owns shares.

What am I missing? Thanks.

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Graham Mayor - 29 Jun 2006 06:22 GMT

You need to update the fields. Try the macro at
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm

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> I am trying to set up document variables, using the MS Word field
> feature (using Ctrl-F9 to add in the fields):
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> What am I missing? Thanks.

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macropod - 29 Jun 2006 12:16 GMT

Hi Sue,

If you'd prefer not to use a macro, Ctrl-A to select the document, then F9,
will update all fields in the body.

Cheers

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> I am trying to set up document variables, using the MS Word field feature
> (using Ctrl-F9 to add in the fields):
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> What am I missing? Thanks.

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Sue - 29 Jun 2006 18:08 GMT

macropod - Thanks, now I understand.... I was toggling the field codes on &
off, but not updating them. That did the trick, and has saved me huge
amounts of time. Thanks!!!

> Hi Sue,
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