Tips, Tricks, and Answers

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Adding a Document Title. One of the properties that Word can maintain for your document is a title. This tip explains how to set that title and then use it within your document.

Adding the User's Address to a Document. When you install Word you can indicate your address, and then the program keeps track of that information. This can come in handy, as you can later insert that address information in your document.

Inserting a Character Count. Word always knows how many characters are contained within a document. This information can be dynamically inserted in your document, if you desire.

Inserting the Template Name Dynamically in a Document. Document templates are an integral part of Word, whether the user realizes it or not. You can use one of Word's fields to dynamically add the name of the current template anywhere within the text of the document.

Inserting Your Initials in a Document. Believe it or not, Word keeps track of your initials. If you want to insert those into a document, you can do so using a field. Why? Because when someone else opens the same document on their system, it will reflect their initials instead of yours.

Updating Fields and Links when Opening or Closing. Do you want Word to update both fields and links when you open or close your document? Part of this (the links) are easy to do; the other part (fields) requires the use of a macro or two.

Using the EditTime Field. Word keeps track of the cumulative time that you have a document open. This is considered the editing time for the document, and can be inserted dynamically in your text by using a field.

Using the NumPages Field. One of the pieces of information maintained by Word is the number of pages in a document. You can use the NumPages field to insert this information into the document itself.