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creating "pop up" message boxes in Word 2003 table Win 2K O/S
How can I create a message that appears when user tabs into a specific cell
in a table? I need to post instructions for user to enter certain data when landing in the cell. I played with fields but could not get the message box to appear. Since I am dealing with a table, am I better off using Excel and the Data Validation tool? thanks |
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creating "pop up" message boxes in Word 2003 table Win 2K O/S
Hi ?B?dG9yYWp1ZG8=?=,
How can I create a message that appears when user tabs into a specific cell in a table? I need to post instructions for user to enter certain data when landing in the cell. I played with fields but could not get the message box to appear. Since I am dealing with a table, am I better off using Excel and the Data Validation tool? Excel is certainly worth considering, if you're working with a table, and calculations, and such. You can do what you describe in Word, but it will involve "non-trivial" macro coding. You'd need to use trap WindowSelectionChange event, figure out whether the user just entered the cell in question and, if he did, display the message. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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creating "pop up" message boxes in Word 2003 table Win 2K O/S
If you use a formfield in the cell (it will however require that the
documnet be protected for forms) you could use a macro that runs on entry to the formfield to display a message box. Or you could use the "Add Help text" facility of the formfield. -- Hope this helps. Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my services on a paid consulting basis. Doug Robbins - Word MVP "torajudo" wrote in message ... How can I create a message that appears when user tabs into a specific cell in a table? I need to post instructions for user to enter certain data when landing in the cell. I played with fields but could not get the message box to appear. Since I am dealing with a table, am I better off using Excel and the Data Validation tool? thanks |
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