Using in merge fields

[weeze2]

- when using the following in Word 97
(the document is protected)
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sometext {FORMTEXT} sometext

{IF {MERGEFIELD My_Field} = "xx" "blah {FORMTEXT} blah" "" }

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Here one can not jump from the first {FORMTEXT} field to the second using the [TAB].

Is there some way to do this, so that when the document is protected, that you normaly can use tab to cyckle through the fields? Hope somebody can help. Thanks.

 

[Dreamboat]

A merge field is not a form field.
If FORMTEXT in both instances is the SAME information, then use a cross-reference to the first one--not another form field.

Anne Troy
Way cool stuff:

http://www.cafeshops.com/OfficeExperts

 

[weeze2]

Thanks, but I am not sure that I understand.

(the {FORMTEXT} is a textfield in a form - but shows as {FORMTEXT} when you are using mailmerge, and choose to see merge codes.)

The {FORMTEXT} inside the "IF ELSE" is vissible depending on the data that is merged. Normaly when you have a document that is protected, you can use [tab] to jump form {FORMTEXT} to {FORMTEXT} through the whole document. But when the {FORMTEXT} is inside an "IF ELSE" and is showed, the {FORMTEXT} does not get activated (you actualy have to click on it before you can type some text. And some users might oversee it.)

 

[Dreamboat]

Not sure I understand now.

LOL

Do you need to hit Alt+F9?

Anne Troy
Way cool stuff:

http://www.cafeshops.com/OfficeExperts

 

[weeze2]

no
But I hope somebody have had the same problem and got to solve it. Its like hitting a brick wall