MailMergeFields.AddAsk Method
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Adds an ASK field to a mail merge main document. Returns a MailMergeField object.
Syntax
expression.AddAsk(Range, Name, Prompt, DefaultAskText, AskOnce)
expression Required. A variable that represents a MailMergeFields collection.
Parameters
Name | Required/Optional | Data Type | Description |
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Range | Required | Range object | The location for the ASK field. |
Name | Required | String | The bookmark name that the response or default text is assigned to. Use a REF field with the bookmark name to display the result in a document. |
Prompt | Optional | Variant | The text that's displayed in the dialog box. |
DefaultAskText | Optional | Variant | The default response, which appears in the text box when the dialog box is displayed. Corresponds to the \d switch for an ASK field. |
AskOnce | Optional | Variant | True to display the dialog box only once instead of each time a new record is merged. Corresponds to the \o switch for an ASK field. |
Return Value
MailMergeField
Remarks
When updated, an ASK field displays a dialog box that prompts you for text to assign to the specified bookmark.
Example
This example adds an ASK field at the end of the active mail merge main document.
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This example adds an ASK field after the last mail merge field in Main.doc.
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