I suspect that the problem is that the outer field, the IF field, cannot be
accessed by the insertion point in a protected document.
If you describe in detail what you are trying to accomplish, perhaps someone
will be able to suggest an alternative approach.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP
> i'd like to do the following: { IF (bookmark1}="OTHER" "{FORMTEXT}"
> "{FORMDROPDOWN}"}
>
> i know the condition is being evaluated but in fill in mode the cursor
> skips
> the location. do i have a syntax problem