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Vijay DJ
Vijay DJ

Reputation: 2129

Variables for fields in MS Word

We have a template in Word, where we find and replace variables. e.g:Client Name.

Is there a way to autofill the variables with the content entered. I explored through mail merge and template/form fields. But did not get a user friendly material for a novice.

Kindly let me know if there is an walkthrough for the same.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 7754

Answers (2)

noelicus
noelicus

Reputation: 15055

You can set variables like this:

{ SET someTextToRepeat "Here's some plain text" }
{ SET paymentDetails "Payment Details: { MERGEFIELD Invoice.Total }" }

And you can reference paymentDetails like this

{ paymentDetails }

Remember not to just type the {} but press Ctrl-F9 to create them.

Upvotes: 0

bweaver2
bweaver2

Reputation: 61

I think you can do it with some fields. I recently had to overcome some of the limitations of Word's mail merge features by creating local variables.

You can create local variables in word by doing the following

{ SET localClientName { MERGEFIELD ClientName }}

The above creates a local variable called localClientName which can be referenced anywhere in the document by the following:

{ localClientName }

You just need to be sure to use the matched quotes. These are created by pressing 'ctr + F9.' It will not work if you use normal curly braces.

I hope this helps.

Upvotes: 6

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