in Word, how do we put the title text on the cover page automatically into the header?

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in Word, how do we put the title text on the cover page automatically into the header?

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WE have a document we use as a template. On the first page we have a Title text place holder which uses the "Title" built in formatting style.

We want this title text to appear at the top of each page in the header. If we insert a title field in the header, nothing shows.

How do we have a place on the first page where the user types in the doc title, and have this appear at the top of each subsequent page?

The problem is users always set the main title on the cover page, but always forget to change the header, so the header always just has the "title" placeholder text.

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There are several way to do this, but the method I've found to be most reliable is to define a style for the title. If you are already using the built-in Title style, that will work, as long as you are only using it for that one item.

After the style is applied to the title text, then open the header for the subsequent pages and use Insert>Quick Parts>Field and choose the StyleRef field. Set the StyleRef field to the name of the style you have applied to the title. The title will then appear in the header.

You could also apply a bookmark to the title, then use a Ref field in the header, set to the bookmark name. But if someone deletes the title bookmark accidentally, the Ref field will display an error message, and the issue is a pain to fix.

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