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print field data only for forms option prints a blank page
I have created a Word template that is formatted to a pre-printed form. So,
I want to only print the data entered into the fields to print on the form in the printer. When I select the option in File|Print|Options "Print data only for forms", the printer spits out a blank page. Why? I've tried different ways of creating the document, protected, unprotected... I don't know. Please advise. Ken |
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Does your document contain form fields?
When you set up a form, there are two types of information. One is the fixed text. This corresponds to what's on the pre-printed form. When you protect a document for forms entry, the fixed text is now inaccessible to the user and can't be changed. The other type of information consists of form fields. These are the places that are reserved for user entry. When a document is protected for forms, the user can enter text only in those places that are provided. When you choose the "Print data only for forms" option, the fixed text is suppressed, and only the form fields data gets printed. From your question, it's not clear that this is what you were doing. Press F1 and type "forms" and press Enter. Click on "Create forms that users complete in Word" for additional help. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... I have created a Word template that is formatted to a pre-printed form. So, I want to only print the data entered into the fields to print on the form in the printer. When I select the option in File|Print|Options "Print data only for forms", the printer spits out a blank page. Why? I've tried different ways of creating the document, protected, unprotected... I don't know. Please advise. Ken |
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Thanks for responding.
Sorry I had mentioned that I tried it protected and unprotected, but forgot to mention that I protected it with the editing restrictions set to Filling in forms. No other restrictions applied. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Does your document contain form fields? When you set up a form, there are two types of information. One is the fixed text. This corresponds to what's on the pre-printed form. When you protect a document for forms entry, the fixed text is now inaccessible to the user and can't be changed. The other type of information consists of form fields. These are the places that are reserved for user entry. When a document is protected for forms, the user can enter text only in those places that are provided. When you choose the "Print data only for forms" option, the fixed text is suppressed, and only the form fields data gets printed. From your question, it's not clear that this is what you were doing. Press F1 and type "forms" and press Enter. Click on "Create forms that users complete in Word" for additional help. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... I have created a Word template that is formatted to a pre-printed form. So, I want to only print the data entered into the fields to print on the form in the printer. When I select the option in File|Print|Options "Print data only for forms", the printer spits out a blank page. Why? I've tried different ways of creating the document, protected, unprotected... I don't know. Please advise. Ken |
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But, does your document contain actual form fields? The fact that you're
getting a blank document when you turn on "Print data only for forms" seems to suggest that Word isn't seeing any fill-in form fields. And, by form fields, I mean things like Text Form Field, Checkbox Form Field, and Dropdown Form Field that can be inserted using the Forms toolbar. When you turn off the "Print data only for forms" options, what prints then? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... Thanks for responding. Sorry I had mentioned that I tried it protected and unprotected, but forgot to mention that I protected it with the editing restrictions set to Filling in forms. No other restrictions applied. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Does your document contain form fields? When you set up a form, there are two types of information. One is the fixed text. This corresponds to what's on the pre-printed form. When you protect a document for forms entry, the fixed text is now inaccessible to the user and can't be changed. The other type of information consists of form fields. These are the places that are reserved for user entry. When a document is protected for forms, the user can enter text only in those places that are provided. When you choose the "Print data only for forms" option, the fixed text is suppressed, and only the form fields data gets printed. From your question, it's not clear that this is what you were doing. Press F1 and type "forms" and press Enter. Click on "Create forms that users complete in Word" for additional help. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... I have created a Word template that is formatted to a pre-printed form. So, I want to only print the data entered into the fields to print on the form in the printer. When I select the option in File|Print|Options "Print data only for forms", the printer spits out a blank page. Why? I've tried different ways of creating the document, protected, unprotected... I don't know. Please advise. Ken |
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Herb,
My mistake. I was using the Insert|Fied option. Obviously this doesn't work the same as the "Form Fields" but I never saw anywhere in the help that the the fields in the Insert|Field options are not "Form Fields". Anyway, it's working. Hopefully this may answer someone's question in the future. Was this change since earlier versions of Word? I didn't know that these 2 options were treated differently. Thanks, Ken "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: But, does your document contain actual form fields? The fact that you're getting a blank document when you turn on "Print data only for forms" seems to suggest that Word isn't seeing any fill-in form fields. And, by form fields, I mean things like Text Form Field, Checkbox Form Field, and Dropdown Form Field that can be inserted using the Forms toolbar. When you turn off the "Print data only for forms" options, what prints then? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... Thanks for responding. Sorry I had mentioned that I tried it protected and unprotected, but forgot to mention that I protected it with the editing restrictions set to Filling in forms. No other restrictions applied. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Does your document contain form fields? When you set up a form, there are two types of information. One is the fixed text. This corresponds to what's on the pre-printed form. When you protect a document for forms entry, the fixed text is now inaccessible to the user and can't be changed. The other type of information consists of form fields. These are the places that are reserved for user entry. When a document is protected for forms, the user can enter text only in those places that are provided. When you choose the "Print data only for forms" option, the fixed text is suppressed, and only the form fields data gets printed. From your question, it's not clear that this is what you were doing. Press F1 and type "forms" and press Enter. Click on "Create forms that users complete in Word" for additional help. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... I have created a Word template that is formatted to a pre-printed form. So, I want to only print the data entered into the fields to print on the form in the printer. When I select the option in File|Print|Options "Print data only for forms", the printer spits out a blank page. Why? I've tried different ways of creating the document, protected, unprotected... I don't know. Please advise. Ken |
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No. It's pretty much been this way for as long as I can remember. The latest
version(s) of Word implement merge via the task pane, rather than the mailmerge wizard (which still exists, btw, but which is harder to get to). But the basics are still pretty much the same. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... Herb, My mistake. I was using the Insert|Fied option. Obviously this doesn't work the same as the "Form Fields" but I never saw anywhere in the help that the the fields in the Insert|Field options are not "Form Fields". Anyway, it's working. Hopefully this may answer someone's question in the future. Was this change since earlier versions of Word? I didn't know that these 2 options were treated differently. Thanks, Ken "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: But, does your document contain actual form fields? The fact that you're getting a blank document when you turn on "Print data only for forms" seems to suggest that Word isn't seeing any fill-in form fields. And, by form fields, I mean things like Text Form Field, Checkbox Form Field, and Dropdown Form Field that can be inserted using the Forms toolbar. When you turn off the "Print data only for forms" options, what prints then? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... Thanks for responding. Sorry I had mentioned that I tried it protected and unprotected, but forgot to mention that I protected it with the editing restrictions set to Filling in forms. No other restrictions applied. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Does your document contain form fields? When you set up a form, there are two types of information. One is the fixed text. This corresponds to what's on the pre-printed form. When you protect a document for forms entry, the fixed text is now inaccessible to the user and can't be changed. The other type of information consists of form fields. These are the places that are reserved for user entry. When a document is protected for forms, the user can enter text only in those places that are provided. When you choose the "Print data only for forms" option, the fixed text is suppressed, and only the form fields data gets printed. From your question, it's not clear that this is what you were doing. Press F1 and type "forms" and press Enter. Click on "Create forms that users complete in Word" for additional help. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... I have created a Word template that is formatted to a pre-printed form. So, I want to only print the data entered into the fields to print on the form in the printer. When I select the option in File|Print|Options "Print data only for forms", the printer spits out a blank page. Why? I've tried different ways of creating the document, protected, unprotected... I don't know. Please advise. Ken |
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Thanks for you help.
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: No. It's pretty much been this way for as long as I can remember. The latest version(s) of Word implement merge via the task pane, rather than the mailmerge wizard (which still exists, btw, but which is harder to get to). But the basics are still pretty much the same. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... Herb, My mistake. I was using the Insert|Fied option. Obviously this doesn't work the same as the "Form Fields" but I never saw anywhere in the help that the the fields in the Insert|Field options are not "Form Fields". Anyway, it's working. Hopefully this may answer someone's question in the future. Was this change since earlier versions of Word? I didn't know that these 2 options were treated differently. Thanks, Ken "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: But, does your document contain actual form fields? The fact that you're getting a blank document when you turn on "Print data only for forms" seems to suggest that Word isn't seeing any fill-in form fields. And, by form fields, I mean things like Text Form Field, Checkbox Form Field, and Dropdown Form Field that can be inserted using the Forms toolbar. When you turn off the "Print data only for forms" options, what prints then? -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... Thanks for responding. Sorry I had mentioned that I tried it protected and unprotected, but forgot to mention that I protected it with the editing restrictions set to Filling in forms. No other restrictions applied. "Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote: Does your document contain form fields? When you set up a form, there are two types of information. One is the fixed text. This corresponds to what's on the pre-printed form. When you protect a document for forms entry, the fixed text is now inaccessible to the user and can't be changed. The other type of information consists of form fields. These are the places that are reserved for user entry. When a document is protected for forms, the user can enter text only in those places that are provided. When you choose the "Print data only for forms" option, the fixed text is suppressed, and only the form fields data gets printed. From your question, it's not clear that this is what you were doing. Press F1 and type "forms" and press Enter. Click on "Create forms that users complete in Word" for additional help. -- Herb Tyson MS MVP Please respond in the newsgroups so everyone can follow along. "Ken" wrote in message ... I have created a Word template that is formatted to a pre-printed form. So, I want to only print the data entered into the fields to print on the form in the printer. When I select the option in File|Print|Options "Print data only for forms", the printer spits out a blank page. Why? I've tried different ways of creating the document, protected, unprotected... I don't know. Please advise. Ken |
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