Word Fields (Rules) without Mail Merge Meg Az. 11/18/2008 10:45:03 PM I'm using 2007. In 2003 I was able to set up an "ASK" field in a document without mail merge. It doesn't appear to be available in 2007 without setting up a mail merge. This is a simple document that I save as a template. I want it to stop and ask me for the variable information then continue. Any suggestions? and thank you in advance

Re: Word Fields (Rules) without Mail Merge "Peter Jamieson" <pjj[ at ]KillmapSpjjnet.demon.co.uk> 11/19/2008 1:03:14 AM You can still insert them and use them in a non-mail merge main document or template Either use ctrl-F9 to insert a pair of the special field braces {}, then type the field code you want between them, e.g. { ASK myREFfieldname "Prompt text" \d "default text" } Then select it and use F9 to update it. You can insert the result using a { REF myREFfieldname } field. Or go to the Insert tab, text group, Quick parts->Field..., select ASK from the list of field types and take it from there. -- Peter Jamieson http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk "Meg Az." <MegAz[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4970669E-3B9D-4648-A91C-5AC11AC3C1EF[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm using 2007. In 2003 I was able to set up an "ASK" field in a document > without mail merge. It doesn't appear to be available in 2007 without > setting up a mail merge. > > This is a simple document that I save as a template. I want it to stop > and > ask me for the variable information then continue. > > Any suggestions? and thank you in advance

Re: Word Fields (Rules) without Mail Merge "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" <dkr[ at ]REMOVECAPSmvps.org> 11/19/2008 1:42:41 AM Better to use a userform. See the article "How to create a Userform" at: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms/CreateAUserForm.htm -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "Meg Az." <MegAz[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4970669E-3B9D-4648-A91C-5AC11AC3C1EF[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > I'm using 2007. In 2003 I was able to set up an "ASK" field in a document > without mail merge. It doesn't appear to be available in 2007 without > setting up a mail merge. > > This is a simple document that I save as a template. I want it to stop > and > ask me for the variable information then continue. > > Any suggestions? and thank you in advance

Re: Word Fields (Rules) without Mail Merge Meg Az. 11/19/2008 7:01:02 PM Thank you! I love the way things got moved around in '07 (:>) Meg Az. "Peter Jamieson" wrote: [Quoted Text] > You can still insert them and use them in a non-mail merge main document or > template > > Either use ctrl-F9 to insert a pair of the special field braces {}, then > type the field code you want between them, e.g. > > { ASK myREFfieldname "Prompt text" \d "default text" } > > Then select it and use F9 to update it. You can insert the result using a > { REF myREFfieldname } field. > > Or go to the Insert tab, text group, Quick parts->Field..., select ASK from > the list of field types and take it from there. > > -- > Peter Jamieson > http://tips.pjmsn.me.uk > > "Meg Az." <MegAz[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:4970669E-3B9D-4648-A91C-5AC11AC3C1EF[ at ]microsoft.com... > > I'm using 2007. In 2003 I was able to set up an "ASK" field in a document > > without mail merge. It doesn't appear to be available in 2007 without > > setting up a mail merge. > > > > This is a simple document that I save as a template. I want it to stop > > and > > ask me for the variable information then continue. > > > > Any suggestions? and thank you in advance > >