MS Word - FILLIN/ASK fields

[damianjmcgrath]

Hello,

I have a problem concerning FILLIN and ASK fields.
I have a mix of these fields in my document. When I open the .dot file, it only shows the FILLIN fields and doesnt show the ASK fields. I researched this and found on the internet that I needed to create a macro called autonew and put in a line of code to say: ActiveDocument.Fields.Update to make the ASK fields show themselves.

This worked.

However, it now shows the FILLIN fields, then the ASK fields, then the FILLIN fields again with my typed answers already present.

How can I get it to prompt the FILLIN and ASK fields on document open, just once?

Thanks.

 

[damianjmcgrath]

Actually, I think it's solved - apparently, I had to increase the code to include the line:

ActiveDocument.Fields.Locked = False

and then highlight my FILLIN fields in my document, and press Ctrl+F11 to lock them. They then won't be updated until my code runs, so they only appear once.

It seems to be working at the moment but I'll post back if it's only a temporary solution.