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Data entry dialogue form
I am trying to set up a series of dialogue boxes as a front end to a word
document template asking the operator to fill in information for the letter. As the data comes from a completly independant (secure) source on another screen they cannot copy the data across but I would prefer to use a separate series of dialogue screens so I can use the labels of the fields in the second system. I could also streamline the process somewhat if I could set the 1st screen to ask for an account number to allow it to look up some of the data from an SQL database i.e. the name and address. Only when the last screen is completed and they press a "Done" button would it display the completed letter for printing. I have seen this done with WordPro without any programming, is this function available in Word. The second feature is not essential as I haven't exported the names and addresses yet. |
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Data entry dialogue form
You won't do it without programming. For the basics, see Word MVP FAQ -
Userforms http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms.htm for a more in depth explanation, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Create_and...a_UserForm.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org HairyFool wrote: I am trying to set up a series of dialogue boxes as a front end to a word document template asking the operator to fill in information for the letter. As the data comes from a completly independant (secure) source on another screen they cannot copy the data across but I would prefer to use a separate series of dialogue screens so I can use the labels of the fields in the second system. I could also streamline the process somewhat if I could set the 1st screen to ask for an account number to allow it to look up some of the data from an SQL database i.e. the name and address. Only when the last screen is completed and they press a "Done" button would it display the completed letter for printing. I have seen this done with WordPro without any programming, is this function available in Word. The second feature is not essential as I haven't exported the names and addresses yet. |
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Data entry dialogue form
Thank you for this, at least I know not to keep looking. I will be following
the links later. "Graham Mayor" wrote: You won't do it without programming. For the basics, see Word MVP FAQ - Userforms http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Userforms.htm for a more in depth explanation, see http://gregmaxey.mvps.org/Create_and...a_UserForm.htm -- Graham Mayor - Word MVP My web site www.gmayor.com Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org HairyFool wrote: I am trying to set up a series of dialogue boxes as a front end to a word document template asking the operator to fill in information for the letter. As the data comes from a completly independant (secure) source on another screen they cannot copy the data across but I would prefer to use a separate series of dialogue screens so I can use the labels of the fields in the second system. I could also streamline the process somewhat if I could set the 1st screen to ask for an account number to allow it to look up some of the data from an SQL database i.e. the name and address. Only when the last screen is completed and they press a "Done" button would it display the completed letter for printing. I have seen this done with WordPro without any programming, is this function available in Word. The second feature is not essential as I haven't exported the names and addresses yet. |
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