WD97: Using the INFO Field to Obtain Summary Info Data

ID: Q181786

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article describes how to use the INFO field in Microsoft Word to write information to the Summary Info dialog box without opening the dialog box. By nesting a FILLIN field in the INFO field, you can create a template that prompts you for Summary Info when you create a new document.

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For example, you can create a memo template that prompts you for sender, recipient, and subject information by inserting the following fields:


   {INFO Author {FILLIN "Who is the memo from?"}}
   {INFO Comments {FILLIN "Who is the memo to?"}}
   {INFO Title {FILLIN "What is the topic of the memo?"}}
   {INFO Subject {FILLIN "What is the subject of the memo?"}}
   {INFO Keywords {FILLIN "What are the keywords?"}}

NOTE: To create the field brackets, press CTRL+F9 (Windows) or COMMAND+F9 (Macintosh).

The information you type in response to each prompt appears in your document and in the Summary Info dialog box.

If you want to update these fields each time you create a new document, add an AutoNew macro to your template.


   Sub AutoNew()
      For Each aStory In ActiveDocument.StoryRanges
         aStory.Fields.Update
      Next aStory
   End Sub

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q173707 OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbmacroexample kbfield word97
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto