Re: Link Merge Fields in Header and Footer

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Is there some reason you can't use a CreateDate field?

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"jeanmac" <jeanmac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> HI
>
> The reason I wrote Merge fields in the header was that an ASK field is
> normally a mail merge field. The reason why I have section two is not
> because the document has a different first page header/footer, but because
> the document has to go from one to two column text on the second page.
The
> ASK field allows me to manually enter the date which is then updated on
the
> first page of the document and in the footer of section 2, this is because
> the date will be different each time and must not update.
>
> I've got it working now, however my only question remaining was that I
would
> have liked to tuck the ASK field away in the header, but it's not happy
with
> that. If anyone has any ideas I'd be grateful.
>
> Thank you for all your help so far.
>
> Jeanmac
>
> "Daiya Mitchell" wrote:
>
> > I don't have a clue about ASK fields.
> >
> > If you are putting the date on the first page (not the header), a
StyleRef
> > field would carry the information and would presumably be simpler than
ASK
> > fields.
> >
> > However, I suspect with both ASK and StyleRef you run into the problem
that
> > the header and the footer cannot talk to each other. They are both
designed
> > to carry information from the main text, but not from each other. You
might
> > test it with StyleRef, just in case it behaves differently. Why do you
need
> > the date in the header, anyhow?
> >
> > Where is this date coming from? What does it signify? If it matches one
of
> > Word's predefined fields--for instance "date doc was created" "date doc
was
> > last saved" "date doc was last printed"--using one of those will be by
far
> > be the easiest way, and will let you put the date in the header.
> >
> > Previously you said you needed the date in the footer of page 2 and
forward.
> > Now you are saying you need it in Section 2. Which is correct? If you
have
> > a section break between page 1 and page 2 just because you need a
different
> > footer on page 2 than on page 1, that isn't necessary. You could use
> > "different first page" header/footer instead.
> >
> > Does your use of "Merge" in the subject line mean this is a merge
document,
> > or were you thinking these types of fields were called merge fields?
> >
> >
> > On 9/9/05 3:05 AM, "jeanmac" wrote:
> >
> > > What I want to do is enter the date at the beginning of the document.
This
> > > date is repeated in the footer of section two of the document and
could be
> > > over several pages. I want the date that I type in to be
automatically
> > > updated in the footer of section 2, I don't really want to use form
fields
> > > because it is the only instance and I don't want to have to protect
the
> > > document.
> > >
> > > I have tried using an ASK field, but I can't get it to work. I've put
the
> > > ask field in the header and referenced the field in the document and
the
> > > footer to it. I found some help on that on a search, and I copied the
> > > AutoNew macro associated with the help into the VBA module for the
document
> > > as instructed, but it doesn't work. When I save it as a template and
open a
> > > document based on it, the ASK field doesn't activate. I'm using Word
XP.
> > > Any ideas? I'm tearing my hair out now.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > "Daiya Mitchell" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Is the date related to the doc in any way? E.g., you could use a
CreateDate
> > >> field in two places.
> > >>
> > >> Is this date merged? Use the same merge field twice.
> > >>
> > >> Did you try Method 3 here?
> > >> http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Repeating_Data.htm
> > >>
> > >> If none of those work, a better description of the problem is
probably
> > >> necessary.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 9/8/05 6:07 AM, "jeanmac" wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Hi
> > >>> I've looked at all the posts on linking fields so that the
information in
> > >>> one displays in all, and that's great - I didn't know you could do
that.
> > >>> However, I need to take a date in the header of a template and
display it in
> > >>> the footer of the second and subsequent pages - it can't be an
updating date
> > >>> it has to remember the exact date. Any ideas?
> > >>>
> > >>> Many thanks
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word
> > >> Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/
> > >> MacWord Tips: <http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/>
> > >> What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ:
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> > --
> > Daiya Mitchell, MVP Mac/Word
> > Word FAQ: http://www.word.mvps.org/
> > MacWord Tips: <http://www.word.mvps.org/MacWordNew/>
> > What's an MVP? A volunteer! Read the FAQ:
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >
> >

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