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This article explain how to use the data stored within [[SmartSimple]] to determine whether or not a Check Box on an MS Word Merge document is checked.
:''The same principles can be used for many other advanced controls of MS Word Merge documents based on underlying [[SmartSimple]] data.''
==General Procedure==
The [[Custom Field Type: Special - MS Word Merge|MS Word Merge Custom Field]] allows you to merge text stored within [[SmartSimple]] into an MS Word document.
You cannot merge information directly into a '''Check Box Form Field''' on the MS Word document to make it checked or unchecked. Instead it can be done as follows:
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'''NOTE''': the Document_Open subroutine is NOT executed automatically in MS Word 2002 and earlier. If using earlier versions of Word replace the line:
:''Private Sub Document_Open()''
::with
:''Sub AutoOpen()''
===MS Word Merge Custom Field===
==Notes==
The [[User|user ]] who performs the MS Word Merge must have macros enabled for MS Word or it will not run.
:* Macros can be enabled via the Tools menu > Macros > Security
:* The setting can be set to either Medium or Low. Medium is recommended, which means the user will have to agree to allow the macro to run each time the document is opened.
When you are creating the original MS Word Merge document you will need to disable macros while you work on the document. Otherwise the source “Text Form Fields” will be deleted by the macro each time you open the document. You should only allow the macro to run when you have actually created the document via the MS Word Merge in [[SmartSimple]].
Hint: You may want to exclude the part of the macro that deletes the source fields while you are working on the document. This will allow you to see if the source fields are populating with the information you would expect to see.
==See Also==
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[[Category:Custom Fields]]
