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Can I add symbols to a mail merge Doc i.e putting a tick in a box
The mail merge document I have created is a form which is filled in with
demographic details. In parts of the form there are boxes which require a tick or maybe a cross. Does anyone know how I can achieve this without printing the form out & doing it with a pen? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am completely stumped. |
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Can I add symbols to a mail merge Doc i.e putting a tick in a box
You can use an If...then...Else field that checks the value of the
mergefield and then inserts either a ticked box Windings Symbol 254 or an unticked box Windings Symbol 168 (or in each case one of the symbols of your choice from Wingdings Symbols 251 - 254. Select the mergefield and then use Ctrl+F9 to insert a pair of field delimiters around the mergefield and then press Alt+F9 and you should see { { MERGEFIELD [fieldname] } } Modify it to { IF { MERGEFIELD [fieldname } = [positiveresult] "[Wingdings 254]" "[Wingdings 168]" } In place of [postiveresult] enter whatever is returned by the mergefield if you want the ticked box. If it is a word like "yes", it will need to be inserted in quotes. (Depending upon the source, it might 0 or -1. Where the [Windings 254] and [Wingdings 168] appear in the above construction, insert the appropriate symbol from the Insert Symbol dialog Press Alt+F9 to toggle off the display of the field codes. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP, originally posted via msnews.microsoft.com "DBroadhead" wrote in message ... The mail merge document I have created is a form which is filled in with demographic details. In parts of the form there are boxes which require a tick or maybe a cross. Does anyone know how I can achieve this without printing the form out & doing it with a pen? Any help would be greatly appreciated as I am completely stumped. |
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