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FormField.CalculateOnExit Property

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True if references to the specified form field are automatically updated whenever the field is exited. Read/write Boolean.

Syntax

expression.CalculateOnExit

expression   A variable that represents a FormField object.

Remarks

A REF field can be used to reference the contents of a form field. For example, {REF SubTotal} references the form field marked by the SubTotal bookmark.

Example

This example keeps references to form fields in Form.doc from being automatically updated whenever the form field is exited.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Dim ffLoop As FormField

For Each ffLoop In Documents("Form.doc").FormFields
ffLoop.CalculateOnExit = False
Next ffLoop

This example adds a text form field and a REF field in a new document. Whenever text is typed and the Text1 field is exited, the REF field is automatically updated.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With Documents.Add
    .FormFields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, _
        Type:=wdFieldFormTextInput
    .Fields.Add Range:=Selection.Range, _
        Type:=wdFieldRef, Text:="Text1"
    .FormFields("Text1").CalculateOnExit = True
    .Protect Type:=wdAllowOnlyFormFields
End With

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