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Paul de Groot
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@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ There are very complicated fields like the table of contents, but in many cases
Word uses field codes to identify what the result of the field should be. You can find these field codes by adding a field in a document (`Insert -> Quick Parts -> Field...`) and clicking the 'Field codes'-button. Some examples include:
Field type | Example | Description
----------- | ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------
= (Formula) | `=2 * 21` | Calculates the result of a formula. You can also use bookmarks as variables.
----------- | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------
= (Formula) | `=2*21` | Calculates the result of a formula. You can also use bookmarks as variables, see below.
Author | `AUTHOR` | Includes the author mentioned in the document properties.
CreateDate | `CREATEDATE` | Date the document was created.
Date | `DATE` | Today's date.
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});
```
## Mail merge fields
### Formulas
One type of field is the formula that can be used to do some basic calculations. This can be done with static values, e.g. `12 + 34`, but a value from a bookmark can also be used in a calculation. This can be seen in the following example:
```ts
const paragraph = new Paragraph({
children: [
new TextRun("Value one is: "),
new Bookmark({ id: "One", children: [new TextRun("451")]}),
new TextRun(". The second value is: "),
new Bookmark({ id: "Two", children: [new TextRun("886")]}),
new TextRun(". The sum of these values is: "),
new SimpleField("=One+Two"),
],
});
```
### Mail merge fields
Fields are often used in a mail merge where a template document is created and data from another source (Excel or a database) is inserted in the document.