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Subject:Re: Alternative variable in Header/Footer From:"Mike O." <obie1121 -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:techwr-l Date:Mon, 26 Jan 2004 17:48:54 -0500
John Posada wrote:
> Is there a way, similar to FM, where I can place an alternative
> variable in a header or footer, so that if the primary variable isn't
> found on the page, the secondary is?
Doesn't Word have an IF switch that can be used in conjunction with the
StyleRef switch? Maybe you can create an expression to see if the first
value exists. I don't have time to try this right now - but hopefully
somebody smarter than me will write in with a solution.
