How do I update all fields in a label template at once?

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dirk - 30 Nov 2004 15:51 GMT

I have a template to make business cards, and it has fields I can update. Is
there a way to set Word so that if I update one field (for example my name)
all similar fields will update automatically?

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Cindy M -WordMVP- - 01 Dec 2004 14:30 GMT

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

> I have a template to make business cards, and it has fields I can update. Is
> there a way to set Word so that if I update one field (for example my name)
> all similar fields will update automatically?

The way to do this would be to set a bookmark around the thing(s) you want to
update. The use REF fields to display this information everywhere else you want
to see it. (You can create a Ref field by inserting a cross-reference to the
bookmark.) When you change the information within the bookmark (be careful not
to delete it), you can then use Ctrl+A, F9 to force the REF fields to update.

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

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