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if field not working with text

I have created a field called month, default text is November.

I then enter the following:

IF month = November Yes Null

I have also tried

IF month = "November" Yes Null

The result is null.

This worked fine in word 2003 (just been updated to word 2013)

The if statement also works for me if I use numbers but never when I use text.

Any ideas?

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Try:

{IF{Month}= "November" Yes Null}

or, for a dropdown formfield:

{IF{REF Month}= "November" Yes Null}

For clarity: this won't work with content controls.

Note: The field brace pairs (i.e. '{ }') for the above examples are created in the document itself, via Ctrl-F9 (Cmd-F9 on a Mac); you can't simply type them or copy & paste them from this message. Nor is it practicable to add them via any of the standard Word dialogues.

Cheers
Paul Edstein
(Fmr MS MVP - Word)

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Last updated November 13, 2022 Views 201 Applies to: