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Protected Forms that calculate...
I have had much training to use microsoft word... and when it comes to something relatively simple, I cannot figgure it out for the life of me... I hope someone can shed some light... I have created an order form using form fields and calculation fields (where neccessary); i then protected the document.... what I can't figgure out is how to update the figgures (totals columns) in the protected template document...? I have ensured the preferences for all calculation fields are set to 'calculate on exit'... but it's still not calculating the amounts for me. I would like them to calculate automatically as i leave the cells...I'm sure this is possible... CAN ANYBODY HELP??? -- Beck |
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Protected Forms that calculate...
The name for that property should be:
"update any fields that use this field upon exit from this field." You need to check that property for any source fields. What you are talking about is what Word calls an "online form." Check this in help. For more about online forms, follow the links at http://addbalance.com/word/wordwebresources.htm#Forms or http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm especially Dian Chapman's series of articles. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. Hope this helps, -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/ which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Beck" wrote in message ... I have had much training to use microsoft word... and when it comes to something relatively simple, I cannot figgure it out for the life of me... I hope someone can shed some light... I have created an order form using form fields and calculation fields (where neccessary); i then protected the document.... what I can't figgure out is how to update the figgures (totals columns) in the protected template document...? I have ensured the preferences for all calculation fields are set to 'calculate on exit'... but it's still not calculating the amounts for me. I would like them to calculate automatically as i leave the cells...I'm sure this is possible... CAN ANYBODY HELP??? -- Beck |
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