Using General Switches with ASK and FILLIN Fields
PSS ID Number: Q103666
Article last modified on 11-30-1993

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a,
   2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c
 - Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0 and 3.1
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SUMMARY
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You can use the following four general switches in an ASK or FILLIN
field to format the result when you reference it in your Word for
Windows document using a REF field:

NOTE: No other general switches affect the ASK or FILLIN fields.

You can use these switches in an ASK or FILLIN field to centrally
control the formatting of a bookmark that is referenced in several
places in your document.

Any general switches you use in a REF field override the switches you
use in the ASK field.

MORE INFORMATION
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The ASK field prompts you to type information that it stores in a
bookmark. The ASK field itself displays no result. To display an ASK
field result, use a REF field.

The FILLIN field prompts you to type information that it displays as a
result.

Example of ASK and FILLIN Fields with General Formatting Switches
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If you insert the following fields in your Word document:

   {¬ASK name "What is your name?" \* upper}
   {¬REF name}

   -or-

   {¬FILLIN "What is your name?" \* upper}

Word always displays the result of the REF or FILLIN field in
uppercase letters, regardless of how you type the text (for example,
"jAnE", "Jane", or "jane"):

   JANE

For more information on general switches, see the General Switches
topic in the Field Types and Instructions section of online Help.

REFERENCES
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Word for Windows "User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 472-475, 484-486,
646-652, 672-673, 750

Additional reference words: 1.00 1.10 1.10a 2.00 2.00a 2.00a-CD 2.00b
2.00c w4wfield

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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.
