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Design Mode and Option Button in Word 2003
I am using Word 2003 to create a sample of web questionnaire (for
presentation only - not to fill in any information). I have added "Option Buttons" in my Word document to represent the choice of 3 questions. I have already put them (total 15 option buttons - 5 buttons for each question) in a textbox. However, I am only able to set the value to TRUE for only 1 of them (15 buttons). Question 1) Whenever I open that Word document, it is in Design mode. As I have to send the word document to my supervisor, is there any way not to be in Design mode when it is opened ? 2) Is it possible for me to set one of the 5 option buttons to TRUE for the 3 questions. Thanks Peter |
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Design Mode and Option Button in Word 2003
Peter:
If you're adding OptionButton controls from the Control Toolbox, in design mode: 1. Select an option button. 2. In the Control Toolbox, click the Properties button to open the Properties sheet for the control. 3. Enter a value for the GroupName. Once you've assigned a set of buttons the same GroupName, they will function as an exclusive group. Buttons with different GroupNames have no effect on each other. In other words, you'll be able to have one option button from each group selected at the same time. Bear |
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Design Mode and Option Button in Word 2003
Hi Peter,
I am using Word 2003 to create a sample of web questionnaire (for presentation only - not to fill in any information). I have added "Option Buttons" in my Word document to represent the choice of 3 questions. I have already put them (total 15 option buttons - 5 buttons for each question) in a textbox. However, I am only able to set the value to TRUE for only 1 of them (15 buttons). Question 1) Whenever I open that Word document, it is in Design mode. As I have to send the word document to my supervisor, is there any way not to be in Design mode when it is opened ? 2) Is it possible for me to set one of the 5 option buttons to TRUE for the 3 questions. 1) Design Mode: the ActiveX controls from the Controls Toolbox activate macro stuff in the document. If your macro security is set to High, you'll see the behavior you describe. You need to either digitally sign the document or reduce macro security. Or start over and use something from the Insert/Symbols dialog box, since this is just a "graphical representation". 2) These controls are what Office uses on Forms. If you switch to the VBEditor (Alt+F11), select the document project, view the ThisDocument object, then the controls you've inserted should appear in the dropdown list in the Properties window. Each option button should have a "Group name" property. All buttons with the same group name will be mutually exclusive. Just change the group names. Or use the workaround with symbols, out-lined above. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) 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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Design Mode and Option Button in Word 2003
Dear Cindy and Bear,
Many thanks for your advice. It gets me much more understanding of Option Groups. In order to avoid the Design Mode during start-up, I have chosen to use "Insert Symbols" to present option buttons. Thanks again Peter "Cindy M." wrote in message news:VA.00000cb3.01b0c6d5@speedy... Hi Peter, I am using Word 2003 to create a sample of web questionnaire (for presentation only - not to fill in any information). I have added "Option Buttons" in my Word document to represent the choice of 3 questions. I have already put them (total 15 option buttons - 5 buttons for each question) in a textbox. However, I am only able to set the value to TRUE for only 1 of them (15 buttons). Question 1) Whenever I open that Word document, it is in Design mode. As I have to send the word document to my supervisor, is there any way not to be in Design mode when it is opened ? 2) Is it possible for me to set one of the 5 option buttons to TRUE for the 3 questions. 1) Design Mode: the ActiveX controls from the Controls Toolbox activate macro stuff in the document. If your macro security is set to High, you'll see the behavior you describe. You need to either digitally sign the document or reduce macro security. Or start over and use something from the Insert/Symbols dialog box, since this is just a "graphical representation". 2) These controls are what Office uses on Forms. If you switch to the VBEditor (Alt+F11), select the document project, view the ThisDocument object, then the controls you've inserted should appear in the dropdown list in the Properties window. Each option button should have a "Group name" property. All buttons with the same group name will be mutually exclusive. Just change the group names. Or use the workaround with symbols, out-lined above. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 17 2005) 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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