Leading the way in Microsoft Office Development

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Getting Started

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Inserting Fields

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Inserting Dates and Times

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Viewing Fields

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Editing Fields

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Updating Fields

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Adding Switches

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Formatting Fields

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Formatting Dates

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Formatting Times

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Formatting Numbers

Categories

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Date and Time - These are used for entering and saving dates and times.

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Document Automation - These are used for comparing documents, printing and running macros.

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Document Information - These are used for entering information automatically into your document.

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Equations and Formulas - These are used to add formulas, enter offset amounts and insert equations.

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Indexes and Tables - These are used to enter index and table of contents entries.

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Links and References - These are used to insert text phrases, links and pictures.

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Mail Merge - These are used for inserting mail merge fields including database records and prompts.

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Numbering - These are used to insert automatic numbering of pages and sections, bar codes and list items.

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User Information - These are used to user user information including name, initials and address.

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Other - These are fields that are not classified into a specific category.

Advanced

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Nested Fields

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Hidden Fields

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Displaying Prompts

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Shortcut Keys

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Advanced Techniques

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Office Online

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Knowledge Base

Shortcut Keys

(F9) - Updates all the field codes in the current selection.

(F11) - Moves to the next field.

(Alt + F9) - Toggles between displaying field codes and field results

(Ctrl + F9) - Inserts a blank field containing two curly brackets.

(Ctrl + F11) - Locks a field code.

(Shift + F9) - Toggles between displaying field codes and field results.

(Shift + F11) - Moves to the previous field.

Tools > Options

(General tab, Update automatic links at open - Automatically prompts to update any external database fields.

(Print tab, Update Fields) - Updates all the fields (inc. those in headers and footers) automatically before a document is printed.

(Print tab, Field codes) - Prints field codes instead of field results.

(View tab, Field codes) - Displays field codes instead of field results.

(View tab, Field shading - Displays any fields with a shaded background so they can be quickly identified.

Related Topics

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AutoText

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Forms