How to Insert a Text Field in Microsoft Word 2007

Instructions
1. Insert your cursor at the place in the document where you want to insert a field.
2. Activate the field definition window. On the ribbon's 'Insert' tab, click 'Quick Parts.' On the pull-down menu, select 'Field.' The 'Field' dialog box appears.
3. Select the category to which the field you want to insert belongs. In the 'Categories' drop-down list, pull down to select one of the options displayed, for example, 'Date and Time.'
4. Select an available field name in the category you have chosen. In the 'Field Names' drop-down list, pull down to select one of the options displayed, for example, in the 'Date and Time' category, choose 'Date.'
5. Select the properties you prefer for the field you selected if options display. Field properties do not display for all fields. If the 'Field Properties' section of the dialog box displays, pull down from options in the drop-down list to select the properties you want to display. The 'Field Properties' section does display for the 'Date' field in the 'Date and Time' category. If you had chosen the 'Date' field, for example, you would have numerous date formats from which to choose.
6. Select population options for the field you have selected if you want. In the 'Field Options' section of the window, check the appropriate option to further define how you want the field displayed. If you had selected 'Date,'you could define here that you want the date displayed in the last format you used when inserting a date from the 'Insert' tab on the ribbon.
7. Insert the field into the document. Click 'OK.' The source of the field displays, as you defined it, where you originally placed your cursor.