reuse date and name in Word doc

If the form uses legacy fields then note the bookmark name of the field from its properties and while doing so check the 'Calculate on Exit' check box of that field, then insert a REF field to recall the bookmark name of the form field. The REF field will update without the use of macros when you tab out of the form field.

Another fairly simple option is the StyleRef Field.

See Repeating Data (Populating Multiple Like Fields) for an almost overwhelming choice of methods.

Hi,

thanks for the response.

Is it possible to also do this within text boxes or with the date picker?

Cheers

Kenny

Hi,

thanks for the response.

Is it possible to also do this within text boxes or with the date picker?

See http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/word_tip_pages/content_control_tools.html.

You can download the Calendar.dotm file from the following page of my One Drive:

http://bit.ly/1hduSCB 

and save it in the Word Startup folder.  In Windows Vista and Windows 7, 8 or 8.1, the default location for that folder is

C:\Users\[User Name]\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP

If you do not see the AppData folder: -

In Windows 7, - In Windows Explorer, click on the Organize drop down and then on Folder and search options and in the Folder Options dialog, go to the View tab and select the item "Show hidden files, folders, and drives".  While there, it is a good idea to uncheck the box of "Hide extensions for known file types".

When that has been done, an Insert Date button will appear on the Add-Ins tab of the ribbon

and when you use that, it can create a document variable name varDate

that you can cause to be displayed where ever required in your document by inserting a

{ Docvariable varDate }

field.  If inserting the field from the keyboard, you need to use CTRL+F9 to insert the field delimiters and use ALT+F9 to toggle off their display.