Re: user's drop-down selection also in header

From: Jean-Guy Marcil (no-spam_at_leaveme.alone)
Date: 06/03/04 

Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2004 11:16:59 -0400

Bonjour,

Dans son message, < Blondiesque > écrivait :
In this message, < Blondiesque > wrote:

|| I am making a word template that includes form options. I want the
user's drop-down selection
|| to be also displayed in the header (so the user doesn't have to re-select
and access the
|| header). For example, the teacher is selecting either the Fall or Winter
semester on the exam
|| cover ***. I then want the selection (Fall) to be automatically
updated in the header.
||
|| This is the first time I have posted to this board and if its the wrong
board for this type of
|| question could someone let me know?
||
|| I would really appreciate any advice! Thanks

Get the name of the dropdown field (Double click on it to get to its
properties, while you are there, check the "Calculate on exit" property),
Let's call it Drop1,
Go to the Header,
Do CTRL-F9,
This will insert a pair of {},
Between the curly braces, type:
    REF Drop1
Do SHIFT-F9 to "close" the {},
Protect the form.

Normally the "Calculate on exit" would allow you to automatically update the
REF field whenever you change the value of the dropdown list (Try it with a
REF fields in the main body of the document). However, when REF fields are
in headers/footers, you have to do a Print preview to update the REF fields
in the Headers/Footers (or use macros). Also, at print time they should be
updated (unless you have unchecked "Update fields" in the printing options). 

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Salut!
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