Using text variables in Microsoft Word

Here’s another video that I created based on some tricks that I learned while taking a course in Advanced Microsoft Word. This one’s longer – nearly seven minutes long (I was aiming for six). I’m quite proud of figuring this out, I’ve been looking for a way to achieve what I think of as “text variable” functionality for years now.

Like my previous video, I created this in Camtasia. Enjoy!

Update: This video has turned out to be surprisingly popular. Clearly this is a function that people want to use in Word, yet struggle to find on their own. Even many years (and many Microsoft Office updates) later, I’m still getting over a thousand views per month.

Update Dec 2023: Over 123,000 views and still climbing!

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