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johnfort
 
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I want to make a Word document or a template(whichever) where I can type
only in a few shaded areas in the document. The rest of the form will be
protected and inaccessible to any changes. I would like to be able to tab
from one shaded area to the next. I don't think I want macros as I don't want
to enter anything that is pre-recorded. I'll use many of the forms once
they are built and the information entered into the shaded areas will be
different from form to form.

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Jezebel
 
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What you describe is precisely the functionality provided by Word forms.
It's all well covered in Help.


"johnfort" wrote in message
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I want to make a Word document or a template(whichever) where I can type
only in a few shaded areas in the document. The rest of the form will be
protected and inaccessible to any changes. I would like to be able to tab
from one shaded area to the next. I don't think I want macros as I don't
want
to enter anything that is pre-recorded. I'll use many of the forms once
they are built and the information entered into the shaded areas will be
different from form to form.

Thanks



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Suzanne S. Barnhill
 
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See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm and
especially the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

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"johnfort" wrote in message
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I want to make a Word document or a template(whichever) where I can type
only in a few shaded areas in the document. The rest of the form will be
protected and inaccessible to any changes. I would like to be able to tab
from one shaded area to the next. I don't think I want macros as I don't

want
to enter anything that is pre-recorded. I'll use many of the forms once
they are built and the information entered into the shaded areas will be
different from form to form.

Thanks


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Charles Kenyon
 
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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.

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://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome!
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"johnfort" wrote in message
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I want to make a Word document or a template(whichever) where I can type
only in a few shaded areas in the document. The rest of the form will be
protected and inaccessible to any changes. I would like to be able to tab
from one shaded area to the next. I don't think I want macros as I don't
want
to enter anything that is pre-recorded. I'll use many of the forms once
they are built and the information entered into the shaded areas will be
different from form to form.

Thanks



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Thank you. This is exactly what I was looking for.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Customizat...nTheBlanks.htm and
especially the forms tutorials by Dian Chapman that this article links to.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"johnfort" wrote in message
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I want to make a Word document or a template(whichever) where I can type
only in a few shaded areas in the document. The rest of the form will be
protected and inaccessible to any changes. I would like to be able to tab
from one shaded area to the next. I don't think I want macros as I don't

want
to enter anything that is pre-recorded. I'll use many of the forms once
they are built and the information entered into the shaded areas will be
different from form to form.

Thanks





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Thank You. Yours and the previous post is what I needed.

"Charles Kenyon" wrote:

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.

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://www.mvps.org/word 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.

"johnfort" wrote in message
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I want to make a Word document or a template(whichever) where I can type
only in a few shaded areas in the document. The rest of the form will be
protected and inaccessible to any changes. I would like to be able to tab
from one shaded area to the next. I don't think I want macros as I don't
want
to enter anything that is pre-recorded. I'll use many of the forms once
they are built and the information entered into the shaded areas will be
different from form to form.

Thanks




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