Can I get a fill in field to repeat through a doc automatically

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PattyCake

I would like to make some work docs a little more automated. I have used fill
in field successfully, but there are instances where the same info is
repeated. I would like it if I could just enter this info once and have it
trickle down through the doc. Is this possible?
 
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Stefan Blom

Try the ASK field. It allows you to specify a bookmark name to which the
typed text is assigned. The ASK field won't display a result in the
document. Instead, you would use REF fields to repeat the text
throughout the document:

{ ASK mybookmarkname "Prompt here" }


{ REF mybookmarkname }


{ REF mybookmarkname }
 
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JaneinPA

I made my form and it does fill in the information I want. However, now I
can't manually add other information to the form. I am creating 3 sheets
that require me to add the "week of" I just want to type that once and
populate it in the other 2 spots. This works fine with the form field.
However, I also have to type additional information elsewhere on the page and
it doesn't seem to let me do it now. How do I fix that?
 
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Suzanne S. Barnhill

You need to add text form fields wherever you want data entered. To add to
the static form text, unlock the form, add it, then relock the form. If a
protected form is not a suitable solution, then you need to use some other
method of repeating the data you enter, such as a StyleRef field.
 

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