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Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This article describes how to store and retrieve document variables while you are using Microsoft Word. How to store and retrieve variables in Word documentsįor a Microsoft Word 2000 version of this article, seeįor a Microsoft Word 97 version of this article, seeįor a Microsoft Word 7.0 version of this article, see Then type in the Help+Manual variable in the empty field, using the format. This inserts the property item as a box on the page containing a field. Select the Insert tab in Word, then in the Text group select Quick Parts > Document Property and then the property you want to insert.ģ. To enter a document properties field with a Help+Manual variable in Word:Ģ. They are used for the Title, Author, Year, Abstract and Company Information items displayed on the cover page, for example.

You can see examples of these fields in some of the standard DOCX templates included with Help+Manual. Select Comments in the Field names: box, then type in the Help+Manual variable in the New comment: box, using the format. Select the Insert tab in Word, then in the Text group select Quick Parts > Field to open the Field dialog.ģ. Open the DOCX template in Word and click in the place where you want to insert the variable.Ģ. To enter a comment field with a Help+Manual variable in Word:ġ. Don't confuse them with the Word comments feature! That is for peer review and is completely different – variables entered in Word comments won't work. These fields are best for inserting variables inside paragraphs or other items. However, there are a two field types that you will probably find most useful: Comment fields and document properties. Help+Manual will find them and replace them with the variable value when you publish with the DOCX template. You can enter Help+Manual variables in any Word fields that get resolved to text.

To use Help+Manual variables in your Word DOCX templates you need to enter the variable in a Word field. You can't just type in Help+Manual variables as plain text as you can in a PDF template.

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