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Complex Form Layouts
We are beginning a process to switch some pre-printed forms from tractor-fed
to laser jet printing. These are legal forms (with all the curious fonts and styles that inplies), duplex printed on both legal and letter sized paper. Some are multi-paged, and some are even carbon copied. I am sure that someone out there must use Word to create similar documents. I am curious as to whether anyone can point me in the right direction to build a process for myself. Prime considerations for the project a -use laserjet technology for printing -securing the documents to prevent the end user from changing any formats or wording -merging the document with data from an external database after prompting for key information (i.e. cust #) Thanks in advance for your help, -- Les Torchia-Wells |
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Complex Form Layouts
What you are asking for would require a large book.
I would point you to the resources at http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx for step by step instructions different options, no matter what MS Office product you are using. Forms that would require calculations can be created in Excel. Word is best for mail merge, and you can use the Table functions for lines and boxes, adjusting how thick the line is, or even telling a line to be invisible. There are several clumsy ways to select for criteria in Word. But for selecting criteria from a prompt, the way to make it easiest for users is the hardest to develop. It involves creating reports in Access, rather than attempting a mail-merge function. Good luck. "Les" wrote: We are beginning a process to switch some pre-printed forms from tractor-fed to laser jet printing. These are legal forms (with all the curious fonts and styles that inplies), duplex printed on both legal and letter sized paper. Some are multi-paged, and some are even carbon copied. I am sure that someone out there must use Word to create similar documents. I am curious as to whether anyone can point me in the right direction to build a process for myself. Prime considerations for the project a -use laserjet technology for printing -securing the documents to prevent the end user from changing any formats or wording -merging the document with data from an external database after prompting for key information (i.e. cust #) Thanks in advance for your help, -- Les Torchia-Wells |
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