I think, like the OP, I am looking for a way to add Quick Part Document Properties in a way that allows direct editing from the document itself without needing to go through all the dialog boxes associated with changing the value of a document field.
When add a property, for example Insert > {Text} Quick Parts > Document Property > Title
, it displays in the document inside a rounded rectangle with a grip displaying the property name and does not look like a normal field. I can edit any of the references to this quick part in the document and all other reference automatically change.
Unfortunately, it looks like this is currently not yet available (in Microsoft 2010). The closest solution I have found is described in this article, see section 7 - Content Controls.
The article describes some VBA code that can be implemented to achieve what is needed, but if like me, you are looking for a quick and simple solution then a work-around is also provided. For convenience, here is the process:
- Make sure you can see the Developers Tab.
- Insert a plain text content control into the document.
- Open the control properties (select it and then click on
Developer > {Controls} Properties
.
- Give the control a title.
- Click on the control grip (showing the title) to select it and copy the control.
- Position the cursor where you want a copy of the control.
- Click on
Paste > Paste Special
and select the "Paste link" option button.
- Select "Unformatted Text" and click OK.
Now any time the original is updated the other references in the document are also updated.