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Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint's Startup Field Value Form

Kinan Akel 1 Reputation point
2020-07-28T20:27:25.617+00:00

Hi,
I recall several years ago, the company I worked at had some templates ready with fields to filled up.
At that time, I didn't have to go through File -> Propoerties -> and go to each value and set it.
Instead, whenever we opened a new document using the template, a form pops up asking for the vlaues needed to fill, and then we can start working.

Anyone remember that feature and where I can find it in Office 2016/2019? Or if there is anything as easy as that I can use?
Regards,

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  1. Stefan Blom 2,271 Reputation points MVP
    2020-07-29T08:18:40.267+00:00

    You'll find an overview of various options in an article by Greg Maxey: https://gregmaxey.com/word_tip_pages/repeating_data.html.

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  2. Charles Kenyon 2,826 Reputation points
    2020-07-29T22:15:51.627+00:00

    Absent SharePoint, that properties window is no longer available. (I'm not sure about SharePoint, either.)

    You could have a cover page with those Document Property Content Controls.
    http://addbalance.com/word/MappedControls.htm

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