We use a template form developed in Word 2000 to indicate nursing actions
needed for a given client. The template contains over 200 Form Fields. Some
are Text or Drop-Down Form Fields, but most are Check Box Form Fields which
run a macro on exit that turns the €œXes€� red. Form Fields are embedded
within a series of tables set side-by-side in a two-column format for most of
the form so that the user can fill out the left-hand side of the page before
moving onto the right-hand side. Once the template is filled out, the
finished document is saved under the clients name.

The template works great the first time it is used. However, when the
clinical information needs to be updated the previously-saved form for that
client is opened, renamed with €œSave As€� and the changes made. Within less
than a minute, the screen flickers momentarily, and then the entire Word
program crashes, losing all data changed to that point. Using a brand new
template for each update is an option, but it means having to re-enter all
the duplicate information €“ name, address, phone, diagnosis, allergies, etc.,
rather than just changing the date and moving on to the clinical data.

Id appreciate any ideas as to why this is happening and how it might be
prevented.

JenWren