AboutSuzanne S. Barnhill Expertise I've been using Word for Windows since version 2.0 (1992), and the more I learn
about it, the more I realize how little I know. But I may know a few things
that you don't, and I'll help if I can. I answer many questions every day in
Microsoft's peer support newsgroups and as a result have been awarded the
MVP (Most Valuable Professional) designation by Microsoft Corporation. You
may be able to find the answer to your question at the Word MVPs' FAQ site or at my own Word FAQ site, so please check those first! Please, no questions about VBA (macros), Registry editing, networks, or complex merges, as I have no experience with these aspects of Word, nor do I have any experience with Word for the Mac.
Experience I have a master's degree in classics (Latin), which is surprisingly helpful, though I no longer teach. The things I am proudest of: Having raised two children to maturity, both Merit Scholars, both college graduates (one a philosophy major!), one Phi Beta Kappa (from Harvard!); having been made a Paul Harris Fellow by my Rotary club; having been designated a Microsoft MVP.
Education/Credentials B.A. (Latin), Agnes Scott College, 1966; M.A. (Classics), Emory University, 1972.
Question Hi, If I have 2 tables, how do I get one cell in table 2 to reflect what is in another cell in table 1 automatically. For eg, if I change the contents of the cell in table 1 (be it tex or numbers) I want the cell in table 2 to update by itself. Is this possible?
Answer Although you can use bookmarks and REF fields, there are two caveats:
1. Unless you're referencing a form field (with "Calculate on exit" enabled), a REF field doesn't update entirely automatically (it will be updated when other fields are updated, such as when you print the document).
2. You will need to bookmark the entire table cell (a bookmark inside the cell is easily overwritten), and I have a vague idea that there is some limitation about this, but I have no personal experience with it. Another approach is to bookmark the entire table and then reference the cell (see the "Reference cells in another table" section of the Help topic "Referencing cells in a table"), but I'm not sure whether this works with REF fields or not.
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