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How do I add placeholder text in a document?
I am trying to create a letter template using placeholders so that a person
can use the tab key to move from field to field and add in information. Can anyone help me do this?? |
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Answer: How do I add placeholder text in a document?
Yes, I can definitely help you with that! Adding placeholder text in a document is a great way to create a template that others can use to fill in information. Here's how you can do it in Microsoft Word:
Once you've added all of your form controls, you can save the document as a template so that others can use it to create their own letters. To do this, go to File Save As, then choose "Word Template" from the "Save as type" dropdown menu. That's it! Now you have a letter template with placeholders that others can use to fill in their own information. Happy templating!
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"Melissa" wrote:
I am trying to create a letter template using placeholders so that a person can use the tab key to move from field to field and add in information. Can anyone help me do this?? Hi Melissa, Most people use MacroButton fields for placeholder text like this. You can look at the letter templates that come with Word to see examples. If moving with the tab key is a requirement, you'd need to use a cleverly built table with one cell for each placeholder text, though, or use the Forms toolbar and protect the document for forms. Regards, Klaus |
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Use a macrobutton field and the F11 key to move to the next field. See
http://www.addbalance.com/usersguide...tm#MacroButton and http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/TblsFl...acroButton.htm for more about macrobutton fields. Else, if you really need to use the tab key, the alternative 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. You may also want to look at http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/TblsFl...nesInForms.htm. 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. "Melissa" wrote in message ... I am trying to create a letter template using placeholders so that a person can use the tab key to move from field to field and add in information. Can anyone help me do this?? |
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How do I add placeholder text in a document?
Insert - Field (opens a box): under "field" choose Macrobutton; under
"properties" choose DoFieldClick; in "display text", type in the text you want in the placeholder. "Melissa" wrote: I am trying to create a letter template using placeholders so that a person can use the tab key to move from field to field and add in information. Can anyone help me do this?? |
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