apply format to cross-reference fields to "stick"

[jec]

Hi Diana

As emailed to you please try the attached. TestFtr Building Block attached to the template at CUSTOM FOOTER
Go to Section 4. I put the whole footer in the Building Block.

jec

[diana]

hello

attached is the quick part in a zipped file

cheers

dd

[macropod]

Hi Diana,

I've had a look at your latest attachment. In it that you have a footer named 'Corrs footer (agreement/deed)' in which is a field coded as {REF mDocName \* MERGEFORMAT}. Obviously, that's not using the Charformat switch as previously discussed.

[jec]

Hi Diana

Just apply the footersingle that style matches the footer. You do not need CHARFORMAT or MERGEFORMAT switches but I do preserve format during update (checkbox).
You must always apply the correct style to the cross reference. Your first example has DOCTITLE style applied in the Building Block so that is what you are seeing the same as the cover page.

Thank you.
Janine

[macropod]

Hi Janine,

Checking the 'preserve format during update' option applies the MERGEFORMAT switch, which is the exact opposite of what is required.

[diana]

Thank you MacroPod Paul


These are the 2 things Ive done
with no success

1. create a brand new field - with the switch "Preserve formatting during updates"
& applied character style to the field

Create a new quick part using the footer

results:
in the document bookmark if I press enter and press F9, the field retains the format

Insert the quick part footer, press F9, the result picks up the format on the format on the first line


2. insert a brand new field
with switches
"Preserve formatting during updates"
\*charformat
& applied character style to the field


Create a new quick part using the footer

results:
in the document bookmark if I press enter and press F9, the field retains the format

Insert the quick part footer, press F9, the result picks up the format on the format on the first line



see screen captures.

[macropod]

Hi Diana

DON'T USE "Preserve formatting during updates"! All that does is to apply the MERGEFORMAT switch. You can see that even the text in the field code has the same colour etc as the referenced text. Having done that, even deleting the MERGEFORMAT switch and applying the CHARFORMAT switch won't help until you change the format of at least the the first character in the field to what you want the end result to be. All this has to be done before saving the footer as a Quick Part.