Text boxes - same text

Hi all


I am typing a document, into which certain text is repeated on different pages. I want to avoid having to type it again or even copy and paste it. I want a text box on P1 into which I type text. I would then like the text to automatically be inputted into the the other mirrored text boxes throughout the document. I need several different of these throughout my document at differing places and pages. The Header will not work for me (for this) due to the layout of the document (legal format). Any ideas?


Thanking you in advance


Mark

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.15

Posted on Apr 23, 2020 12:09 AM

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Posted on Apr 23, 2020 12:52 AM

Replace your text boxes with single cell tables.


Insert a Table on the first page to contain the text.

Select and delete all rows except the first.

Select and delete all columns except the first.

Click twice on the remaining cell.

Enter the text in that cell.

Click the 'bullseye at top left of the table to select the table.

Press command-C to copy the table to the clipboard.


Go to Page 2, click where you want the second box for text. Press command-V to Paste the copied table onto the second page.

Delete the text from this cell, then click away from the table to deselect it, then click once on the cell to select the cell.


Type = to open the formula editor.

In the formula editor, enter this formula:

Table 1::A1


Click the green checkmark to confirm the formula and close the editor.


You will see the text from Table 1 reappear in the cell, this time brought in by the formula.


Click the bullseye, then press command-c to copy ths table (with the formula) to the clipboard.


Go though the rest of the document, pasting the table on the clipboard to each page where it is needed.


Now if you edit the text in Table 1, the edited text will immediately be copied to the other tables.


Regards,

Barry




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Apr 23, 2020 12:52 AM in response to markusjd

Replace your text boxes with single cell tables.


Insert a Table on the first page to contain the text.

Select and delete all rows except the first.

Select and delete all columns except the first.

Click twice on the remaining cell.

Enter the text in that cell.

Click the 'bullseye at top left of the table to select the table.

Press command-C to copy the table to the clipboard.


Go to Page 2, click where you want the second box for text. Press command-V to Paste the copied table onto the second page.

Delete the text from this cell, then click away from the table to deselect it, then click once on the cell to select the cell.


Type = to open the formula editor.

In the formula editor, enter this formula:

Table 1::A1


Click the green checkmark to confirm the formula and close the editor.


You will see the text from Table 1 reappear in the cell, this time brought in by the formula.


Click the bullseye, then press command-c to copy ths table (with the formula) to the clipboard.


Go though the rest of the document, pasting the table on the clipboard to each page where it is needed.


Now if you edit the text in Table 1, the edited text will immediately be copied to the other tables.


Regards,

Barry




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