#LINKING FORM FIELDS IN WORD HOW TO#
#LINKING FORM FIELDS IN WORD UPDATE#

In the version of MS-Word on my PC (MS-Office 2007 running on Windows 7) I would not check 'Preserve formatting during updates' to put the MERGEFORMAT-switch into the Field-Code. (There are several ways you can do this one quick way is to select the entire document by pressing Ctrl+A and then immediately pressing F9.)

#LINKING FORM FIELDS IN WORD UPDATE#

You'll need, instead, to do something to update the field. If you later change the custom property, the field will not be immediately updated to reflect the change. When you insert the field, it represents the value in the custom property at the time the field is inserted. Word inserts the value of MyProp in your document.

In the Property list, choose the custom property you created (MyProp).

In the list of Field Names, choose DocProperty.

In the list of Categories, choose Document Information.

Click the Quick Parts tool in the Text group.

Make sure the Insert tab of the ribbon is displayed.

Position the insertion point where you want to insert the value of the custom property.

To insert the value of this property in your document, follow these steps: In order to do this, let's assume you have created a custom property named MyProp.

#LINKING FORM FIELDS IN WORD HOW TO#

What you may not know is how to insert values assigned to custom properties-the properties you create-into your document. For instance, if you want to insert a document's creation date into your text, you do so by using the CreateDate field. Pre-defined properties have their own corresponding fields. Inserting the values of properties into a document is done using different fields. You can even use the Custom tab in the dialog box to create your own custom properties for your documents. The Properties dialog box is full of information maintained by Word.

Use the Document Properties drop-down list (top-left corner of the Document Information Panel) to choose Advanced Properties.

Word displays the Document Information Panel at the top of your document, just below the ribbon.

If you are using Word 2007, click the Office button, click Prepare, then Properties.

Then click the Properties drop-down list (upper-right side of the screen) and choose Advanced Properties.

If you are using Word 2010 or a later version, click the File tab of the ribbon and make sure that Info is selected at the left side of the screen.

How you display that dialog box depends on the version of Word you are using: You can see what these properties are by displaying the Properties dialog box. Word maintains a number of different properties related to your documents, as a whole.

Linking form fields in word