Article ID: 211301
Article Last Modified on 11/23/2006
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- Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q211301
SUMMARY
This article describes how to use the INFO field in Microsoft Word to write information to the Summary Info dialog box without opening the dialog box. By nesting a FILLIN field in the INFO field, you can create a template that prompts you for summary information when you create a new document.
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Creating a Memo Template
You can create a memo template that prompts you for sender, recipient, and subject information by inserting the following fields:
{INFO Author {FILLIN "Who is the memo from?"}}
{INFO Comments {FILLIN "Who is the memo to?"}}
{INFO Title {FILLIN "What is the topic of the memo?"}}
{INFO Subject {FILLIN "What is the subject of the memo?"}}
{INFO Keywords {FILLIN "What are the keywords?"}}
NOTE: To create the field braces, press CTRL+F9.
The information you type in response to each prompt appears in your document and in the Summary Info dialog box.
If you want to update these fields each time you create a new document, add the following AutoNew macro to your template.
Sub AutoNew()
For Each aStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
aStory.Fields.Update
Next aStory
End Sub
For additional information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
226118 OFF2000: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications
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