BookMark in Header

[Staceman]

Is it possible to reference a Bookmark in a header?

I am creating a contract with a Fill In Form that will open automatically
via AutoNew, the user will fill in the blanks and click OK. Word will
populate the information throughout the document for the user. We need a
contract number to be placed in the header bc it needs to be on every page.

Any ideas?

 

[Åsa Holmgren]

Yes, thats possible, just go ahead ;-)

ActiveDocument.Bookmarks("MyBookmark").Range = "My contract number"

/Asa

 

[Staceman]

I have not been able to do it that way. I have a Bookmark named
bkContractNum and a {Ref bkContractNum} in the header, as well as one in the
body to troubleshoot. When I create a new document, my fill in form comes
up, I enter the Contract Number, click OK and the macro fills in the Ref in
the body, but not the header. I have been reading (via Google) that Word
won't allow this when a doc is protected. I guess I should ask a couple of
quick questions:
1) Should I be using a Bookmark or a FormField?
2) Does a form have to be protected to allow an omline form to work with a
Fill In form?
3) When in the Header, it will not allow you to enter a Text Form Field, is
there a way to do it in the body and then paste it into the Header?

 

[Doug Robbins]

Yes, the form does need to be protected for the formfields to work. Run a
macro containing the following code on exit from the formfield to get the
cross reference in the header to update:

With ActiveDocument
.Unprotect
.Sections(1).Headers(wdHeaderFooterPrimary).Range.Fields.Update
.Protect wdAllowOnlyFormFields, NoReset
End With


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Doug Robbins - Word MVP