creating a shell letter

Question

I create many documents that use the same basic text, I change Names, Dates, Account Numbers, etc. Many of the areas that I change occur in mulitple areas. Is ther a way that I can set up a document to input the new text in all the place I need to all at once?

Answer 1

Two more Greg Maxey links (he has given this problem a lot of thought):

Repeating data: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tip_pages/repeating_data.html

Mapped Content Controls: http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tip_pages/repeating_data.html

Answer 2

I create many documents that use the same basic text, I change Names, Dates, Account Numbers, etc. Many of the areas that I change occur in mulitple areas. Is ther a way that I can set up a document to input the new text in all the place I need to all at once?

 

 

Best way is to create a template that contains a userform.  See the following pages of Greg Maxey's website :

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Create_and_employ_a_UserForm.htm

http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Populate_UserForm_ListBox.htm