How do I update REF field... 1

[mrmac228]

I have a Word document that has many { REF bookmark \h \* MERGEFORMAT } field. I would like to change the *value* of bookmark to something different.

eg. my text is TEXT; the field is { REF mybook \h \* MERGEFORMAT } where mybook is a bookmark that contains the text TEXT. I want to change text to PARAGRAPH throughout the document.

How do I go about this?

TIA

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[GeekGirlau]

Is there an {ASK} field that sets the value of the bookmark? If this exists, select the whole document (Ctrl-A) then press F9 to update the fields.

If not, use Edit, Goto (Ctrl-G) to go to the bookmark, and enter the text you want to use. You might need to select the text and reset the bookmark to refer to the text you've just typed.

 

[mrmac228]

GeekGirlau

Tried this, but this just replaces the field with plain text. I've also selected the text I've just typed and tried to Add it as a bookmark again with no success.

Don't know what I'm doing wrong.

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[mrmac228]

OK, I think I may have been being particulary dim on this, I think I've sussed it now, given you help.



thanks

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