Repeating data fields in a text box

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You can repeat a data field in a text box for all rows in the data source. For instance, you could create a bullet list with all the employees’ names.

Steps

  1. In Microsoft PowerPoint, open your document template.

  2. Create a text box and insert the desired data field.

    Overview of employees with a placeholder for employee names listed below.

    Example: List item with selected data field

  3. In the dox42 Data Fields explorer, select the Loop within Textbox checkbox.

    Form fields for employee details including Full Name, Employee ID, and Department.

    dox42 Data Fields explorer

  4. Select OK.
    The data field in the template includes an asterisk (*).

    Overview of employees with a placeholder for employee names listed below.

    Example: Data field with configured loop within text box

  5. Save the PowerPoint template.

Result

You have configured a repeating data field in a text box. When you generate the document, the list item will be repeated for every row in the data source.

List of employees including Angela Angel, Celina Bentley, Claudius Cloud, and Dr. Luftikus Cloud.

Example: Generated list of employees

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